Long Journey Home - Music

Roselea Arbana "Rose" Brogdon August 15 1925 In Boaz Alabama - April 15 1998 In Ashland Oregon Was An American Country Singer/songwriter/fiddle Player. She Is Referred To As "The Original Hillbilly Filly" And "The Grandmother Of Rockabilly". Maddox Was The Singer In The Maddox Brothers And Rose Often Considered To Be "the Greatest Hillbilly Band Of All Time". In 1996 She Was Nominated For A Grammy Award For Her Arhoolie Recording $35 And A Dream. Her Life Story And That Of The Band Were Told In The Biography Ramblin' Rose The Life And Career Of Rose Maddox By Jonny Whiteside. ISBN 0-8265-1269-0. Discography Maddox Brothers & Rose * America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band V.1 Arhoolie Records 1976/1993 * America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band V.2 Arhoolie 1995 * On The Air Arhoolie 1983/1996 * Live On The Radio 1996 * The Hillbilly Boogie Years Rockateer 1996 * A Collection Of Standard Sacred Songs King 1956 * The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band In America Bear Family 1998 Solo/Compilations * Precious Memories Columbia 1958 * The One Rose Capitol 1960 * Glorybound Train Capitol 1961 * A Big Bouquet Of Roses Capitol 1961 * Rose Maddox Sings Bluegrass Capitol 1962/1996 * Alone With You Capitol 1963 * Rosie Starday 1970 * Reckless Love & Bold Adventure Takoma 1977 * Rose Of The West Coast Country Arhoolie 1980 * This Is Rose Maddox Arhoolie 1982 * A Beautiful Bouquet Arhoolie 1983 * Queen Of The West Varrick 1986 * California Rose See For Miles 1989 * $35 And A Dream Arhoolie 1994 * The One Rose The Capitol Years Bear Family 1994 * The Moon Is Rising Country Town Music 1996 * "The Legendary Queen Of The West" Boothill 2000 read less