Oral history interview with Rose Maddox; 1985 January 25; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1985 Jan. 25.

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Oral history interview with Rose Maddox; 1985 January 25; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1985 Jan. 25.

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Rose Maddox recalls highlights from the career of the Maddox Brothers & Rose. Discussion includes her childhood move to California; living in California during the Depression; the start of their music career; their performance style; the growth of their popularity after World War II; experiences as traveling performers during the late 1940s and 1950s; working with Elvis Presley and Marty Robbins; working on the Louisiana Hayride, Grand Ole Opry, and Hometown Jamboree; working with different record labels, including Four Star and Columbia; and memories of her work as a solo performer, including the duets with Buck Owens.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 50 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772136

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Maddox, Rose

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Country performer. Born August 15, 1925. Died April 15, 1998. Full name: Roselea Arbana Maddox. During the 1940s-1950s performed with her brothers as the Maddox Brothers and Rose, a very popular West Coast-based country act. Early 1960s pursued a career as a solo performer and recorded several successful duets with Buck Owens, including "Loose Talk" (1961). From the description of Oral history interview with Rose Maddox; 1985 January 25; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1985 Ja...

Maddox, Rose

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Country performer. Born August 15, 1925. Died April 15, 1998. Full name: Roselea Arbana Maddox. During the 1940s-1950s performed with her brothers as the Maddox Brothers and Rose, a very popular West Coast-based country act. Early 1960s pursued a career as a solo performer and recorded several successful duets with Buck Owens, including "Loose Talk" (1961). From the description of Oral history interview with Rose Maddox; 1985 January 25; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1985 Ja...

Maddox Brothers & Rose

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Rumble, John Woodruff

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