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
Compilation album by Maddox Brothers and Rose
Released	1976/1991
Recorded	1946 to 1951
Genre	Western Swing
Length	1:09:10
Label	Arhoolie Records
Producer	Chris Strachwitz

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

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" – 2:46
6. "Whoa Sailor" – 2:36
7. "Milk Cow Blues" – 3:10
8. "Mean and Wicked Boogie" – 2:39
9. "Brown Eyes – 2:58
10. "Honky Tonkin’" – 2:27
11. "Time Nor Tide" – 3:02
12. "New Mule Skinner Blues"† – 2:10
13. "Philadelphia Lawyer" – 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.

Artists

• Rose Maddox - lead vocals.
• Cliff Maddox - mandolin (until 1949).
• Fred Maddox - bass and lead vocals.
• Henry Maddox - mandolin and lead guitar (after 1949).
• Don Maddox - fiddle and lead vocals.
• Cal Maddox - rhythm guitar and harmonica.
• Bud Duncan - steel guitar.
• Lead guitar: Jimmy Winkle, Roy Nichols, or Gene Breeden.

References

1. Allmusic review