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America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band

Maddox Brothers and Rose
America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band
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They called themselves “America’s Most Colorful Hillbilly Band” and performed from the mid-1930s until the mid-1950s. Fronted by singing sister Rose, the Maddox brothers—Fred, Cal, Cliff, and Don (brother Henry replaced Cliff, who died in 1949)—played and sang a range of music that included country, Western, boogie-woogie, and honky-tonk; they lumped the styles together into the catchall category of hillbilly music. This compilation is selected from recordings made between 1946 and 1951 and includes Woody Guthrie’s “Philadelphia Lawyer” and their theme song, “I Want to Live and Love.”

Track Listing

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George's Playhouse Boogie Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:45
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Midnight Train Maddox Brothers and Rose 3:05
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Shimmy Shakin' Daddy Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:11
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Careless Driver Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:49
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Move It On Over Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:46
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Whoa Sailor Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:36
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Milk Cow Blues Maddox Brothers and Rose 3:10
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Mean And Wicked Boogie Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:39
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Brown Eyes Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:58
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Honky Tonkin' Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:27
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Time Nor Tide Maddox Brothers and Rose 3:09
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New Mule Skinner Blues Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:10
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Philadelphia Lawyer Maddox Brothers and Rose 3:15
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Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:18
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When I Lay My Burden Down Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:16
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Hangover Blues Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:37
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Water Baby Boogie Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:09
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Dark As The Dungeon Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:23
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Mule Train Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:56
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Oklahoma Sweetheart Sally Ann Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:15
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Faded Love Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:41
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New Step It Up And Go Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:28
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(Pay Me) Alimony Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:12
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124
I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:13
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125
Your Love Light Never Shone Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:02
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Meanest Man in Town Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:33
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I Want To Live and Love Maddox Brothers and Rose 2:05
Arhoolie Records

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

ARH00391, 391, 5016, 5017

Year(s) Released

1993

Recording Date(s)

1946-1951

Label/Collection

Arhoolie Records

Genre(s)

Country

Country(s)

United States

Instrument(s)

Bass; Fiddle; Guitar; Mandolin; Steel guitar; Vocals

Credit(s)

Chris Strachwitz - Producer, Editor
 Wayne Pope - Designer
 Rose Maddox - Photographer
 Keith Olesen - Liner Notes
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