The Maddox Brothers and Rose – Vol. 1

The Maddox Brothers and Rose – Vol. 1; America’s Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, Their Original Recordings 1946-1951 is a re-issue of recordings by Maddox Brothers and Rose during the years 1946 through 1951.

The Maddox Brothers & Rose - Vol. 1
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Released1976, 1991
RecordedFebruary 19, 1940, December 29, 1945, 1951
GenreWestern Swing
Length1:09:10
LabelArhoolie
ProducerChris Strachwitz
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Track listing

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  1. "George's Playhouse Boogie" – 2:45
  2. "Midnight Train" – 3:05
  3. "Shimmy Shakin' Daddy" – 2:11
  4. "Careless Driver" – 2:49
  5. "Move It On Over" (Hank Williams) – 2:46
  6. "Whoa Sailor" (Hank Thompson) – 2:36
  7. "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) – 3:10
  8. "Mean and Wicked Boogie" – 2:39
  9. "Brown Eyes" (A.P. Carter) – 2:58
  10. "Honky Tonkin'" (Hank Williams) – 2:27
  11. "Time Nor Tide" – 3:02
  12. "New Mule Skinner Blues"† (George Vaughn, Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:10
  13. "Philadelphia Lawyer" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:15
  14. "Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down" – 2:18
  15. "When I Lay My Burden Down" – 2:16
  16. "Hangover Blues" – 2:37
  17. "Water Baby Boogie" – 2:09
  18. "Dark as a Dungeon" – 2:23
  19. "Mule Train" – 2:56
  20. "Oklahoma Sweetheart Sally Ann" – 2:15
  21. "Faded Love" – 2:41
  22. "New Step It Up and Go" – 2:28
  23. "(Pay Me) Alimony" – 2:12
  24. "I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again" – 2:13
  25. "Your Love Light Never Shone" – 2:02
  26. "Meanest Man in Town" – 2:33
  27. "I Want to Live and Love" – 2:05

† Track 12 is actually "I Want to Live and Love", although a different version than track 27.

Personnel

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  • Rose Maddox - vocals
  • Gene Breeden, Jimmy Winkle, Ray Nichols - lead guitar
  • Henry Maddox - mandolin, lead guitar (after 1949)
  • Cal Maddox - rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Fred Maddox - bass
  • Don Maddox - fiddle
  • Cliff Maddox - mandolin (until 1949)
  • Bud Maddox - steel guitar
  • Fred Maddox - lead vocals on "Mean and Wicked Boogie" and "Gonna Lay My Burden Down"

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