Rose Maddox
Roselea Arbana "Rose" Maddox (August 15, 1925 – April 15, 1998) was an American country singer-songwriter and fiddle player, who was the lead singer with the Maddox Brothers and Rose before a successful solo career. Her musical styles blended hillbilly music, rockabilly and gospel. She was noted for her "reputation as a lusty firebrand", and her "colorful Western costumes"; she was one of the earliest clients of Hollywood tailor, Nathan Turk. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Boaz, Died April 15, 1998 (Ashland)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1952 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter, lead vocal, guitar, harmony vocal, Musical group, composer, lyricist
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 75 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | RHCO10099 | 10-in. | 1/29/1952 | I'll make sweet love to you | Maddox Brothers & Rose | String band, with mixed vocal duet | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | RHCO10104 | 10-in. | 1/29/1952 | Cocquita of Laredo | Maddox Brothers & Rose | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | RHCO10105 | 10-in. | 1/29/1952 | Wedding blues | Maddox Brothers & Rose | String band, with female vocal solo and vocal chorus | vocalist, lead vocal | |
| Columbia | RHCO10106 | 10-in. | 1/29/1952 | Take these shackles from my heart | Maddox Brothers & Rose | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, lead vocal | |
| Columbia | RHCO10659 | 10-in. | 12/9/1953 | A kiss from your lips | Maddox Brothers & Rose | Mixed vocal quartete, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO10663 | 10-in. | 12/9/1953 | Beautiful bouquet | Maddox Brothers & Rose | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, lead vocal, songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO10664 | 10-in. | 12/9/1953 | The time is spring | Maddox Brothers & Rose | Mixed vocal duet,, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO10665 | 10-in. | 12/9/1953 | My child has a billy goat | Maddox Brothers & Rose | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO10666 | 10-in. | 12/10/1953 | The birthday card song (the card that you sent on my birthday) | Rose Maddox | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Columbia | RHCO10667 | 10-in. | 12/10/1953 | Breathless love | Rose Maddox | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO10668 | 10-in. | 12/10/1953 | There's no right way to do me wrong | Rose Maddox | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Columbia | RHCO10669 | 10-in. | 12/10/1953 | Hasty baby | Rose Maddox | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO33354 | 10-in. | 2/24/1955 | The hoot-owl melody | Rosie and Retta | Female vocal duet, with string band | Musical group, vocalist, lead vocal | |
| Columbia | RHCO33355 | 10-in. | 2/24/1955 | Was there a teardrop | Eddie Cletro's Orchestra ; Rosie and Retta | Female vocal duet, with string band | Musical group, vocalist | |
| Columbia | RHCO33356 | 10-in. | 2/24/1955 | I'm gonna be loved tonight | Rosie and Retta | Female vocal duet, with string band | Musical group, vocalist | |
| Columbia | RHCO33357 | 10-in. | 2/24/1955 | Wild wild young men | Rose Maddox | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Columbia | RHCO33460 | 10-in. | 6/6/1955 | Hummingbird | Eddie Cletro's Orchestra ; Rose Maddox | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Columbia | RHCO33461 | 10-in. | 6/6/1955 | Wild wind | Eddie Cletro's Orchestra ; Rosie and Retta | Female vocal solo, with string band | Musical group, vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO33462 | 10-in. | 6/6/1955 | When the sun goes down | Rose Maddox | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO33463 | 10-in. | 6/6/1955 | Words are so easy to say | Eddie Cletro's Orchestra ; Rose Maddox | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Columbia | RHCO33526 | 10-in. | 10/1/1955 | I'll find her | Maddox Brothers & Rose | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, harmony vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO33550 | 10-in. | 10/1/1955 | It's a dark, dark place | Maddox Brothers & Rose | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter, vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | RHCO33551 | 10-in. | 10/1/1955 | Away this side of heaven | Maddox Brothers & Rose | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, lead vocal, songwriter, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | RHCO33556 | 10-in. | 10/1/1955 | Let this be the last time | Maddox Brothers & Rose | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, lead vocal, songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO33649 | 10-in. | 12/21/1955 | Tall men | Eddie Cletro's Orchestra ; Rose Maddox | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Maddox, Rose," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328930.
Maddox, Rose. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328930.
"Maddox, Rose." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Maddox, Rose - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86065475
Wikidata: Rose Maddox - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q537189
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74046504
MusicBrainz: Rose Maddox - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/19f81dca-f416-4e2a-a53e-2a8d174f58c3
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/181376 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/181376
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