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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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 1976, 1991 |
| Recorded | February 19, 1940, December 29, 1945, 1951 |
| Genre | Western Swing |
| Length | 1:09:10 |
| Label | Arhoolie |
| Producer | Chris Strachwitz |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
Track listing
edit- "George's Playhouse Boogie" – 2:45
- "Midnight Train" – 3:05
- "Shimmy Shakin' Daddy" – 2:11
- "Careless Driver" – 2:49
- "Move It On Over" (Hank Williams) – 2:46
- "Whoa Sailor" (Hank Thompson) – 2:36
- "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) – 3:10
- "Mean and Wicked Boogie" – 2:39
- "Brown Eyes" (A.P. Carter) – 2:58
- "Honky Tonkin'" (Hank Williams) – 2:27
- "Time Nor Tide" – 3:02
- "New Mule Skinner Blues"† (George Vaughn, Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:10
- "Philadelphia Lawyer" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:15
- "Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down" – 2:18
- "When I Lay My Burden Down" – 2:16
- "Hangover Blues" – 2:37
- "Water Baby Boogie" – 2:09
- "Dark as a Dungeon" – 2:23
- "Mule Train" – 2:56
- "Oklahoma Sweetheart Sally Ann" – 2:15
- "Faded Love" – 2:41
- "New Step It Up and Go" – 2:28
- "(Pay Me) Alimony" – 2:12
- "I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again" – 2:13
- "Your Love Light Never Shone" – 2:02
- "Meanest Man in Town" – 2:33
- "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
edit- 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"