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Maddox Brothers & Rose
12+ albums
countrygospelspotifyUSARose Maddox
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The Maddox Brothers and Rose, known as America’s Most Colorful Hillbilly Band from the 1930s to the 1950s, consisted of four brothers, Fred, Cal, Cliff and Don Maddox, along with their sister Rose. Cliff died in 1949 and was replaced by brother Henry. The group disbanded in 1956. The family hailed from Boaz, Alabama, but rode the rails and hitch hiked to California in 1933 when the band members were still children, following the failed efforts of their sharecropper parents during the early part of the Depression. They were a little in advance of the flood of Okies who were to flood the state in the 30s. They struggled to make a living as intinerant fruit and vegetable pickers following the harvest as far north as Washington state, and as far east as Arizona, as well as in the San Joaquin Valley. They often worked from dawn to dusk, sleeping and eating on the ground. Having settled in Modesto, the family developed their musical ability and, in 1937 performed on the radio, sponsored by a local furniture store. In 1939 they entered a hillbilly band competition at the centennial Sacramento State Fair after driving to Sacramento in their Model A. When they took the stage they tore through "Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down" with rocking rhythms and risque lyrics. They became, officially, California's best hillbilly band. The brothers and Rose appeared at places such as the 97th Street Corral in Los Angeles. From 1946-1951 the group recorded for 4 Star Records (Hollywood), then for C
top songs
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When God Dips His Love In My Heart
3832In the Land Where We'll Never Grow Old
3013The Death of Rock 'n' Roll
2394New Mule Skinner Blues
2295Jingle Bells
2096George's Playhouse Boogie
1897New Step It Up And Go
1798I Got Four Big Brothers (To Look After Me)
1769Philadelphia Lawyer
17310Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down
143albums
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Red Hot And Regal
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Rockabilly - The Greatest '50s Collection!
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The Oxford American Southern Music CD No. 12
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Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
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The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Vol.1: America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band
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Where Will You Be Christmas Day
The Best Of Hillbilly Classics
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TTRH Season 1 - 33 - Countdown
Goodbye, Babylon
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America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band - Vol. 1
Goodbye, Babylon CD 03 - Judgment
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Mojo Presents: Red Hot And Regal