America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band: Vol. 2

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Sales Rank: 69785 Arhoolie Records Released: 1995-08-10

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1. New Mule Skinner Blues - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Rodgers, Jimmie [1]
2. I Couldn't Believe It Was True - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Arnold, Eddy
3. You've Been Talking in Your Sleep - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Locklin, Hank
4. Gosh, I Miss You All the Time - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Long, Jimmy
5. I'm Sending Daffydills - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, David, Carl
6. South - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Charles, Dick
7. Chill in My Heart - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Maddox, Rose
8. Texas Guitar Stomp - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Maddox, Rose
9. Eight Thirty Blues - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Blackwell, Lester
10. It's Only Human Nature - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Maddox, Rose
11. Why Not Confess - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Stevenson, W.S.
12. I'll Never Do It Again - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Rice, D.
13. Just One Little Kiss - The Maddox Brothers & Rose,
14. I Love the Women - The Maddox Brothers & Rose,
15. I Still Write Your Name in the Sand - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Starcher, Buddy
16. (Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep - The Maddox Brothers & Rose,
17. You're Gonna Be Sorry Some of These Days - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Traditional
18. No One Is Sweeter Than You - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Locklin, Hank
19. Detour No. 2 - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Westmoreland, Paul
20. Mama Says It's Naughty - The Maddox Brothers & Rose,
21. I've Stopped My Dreaming About You - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Wilkins, Charlie
22. Kiss Me Quick and Go - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Landress, Bud
23. Freight Train Boogie - The Maddox Brothers & Rose,
24. Lonesome Hearted Blues - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Mullican, Moon
25. Cherokee Maiden - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Walker, Cindy
26. Okie Boogie - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Tyler, Johnny
27. No One Will Ever Know - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Foree, Mel
28. Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume - The Maddox Brothers & Rose,
29. Garden in the Sky - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Traditional
30. Dear Lord, Take My Hand - The Maddox Brothers & Rose, Maddox, Henry

• Audio CD: 0 pages (1995-08-10)
• Publisher: Arhoolie Records
• Label: Arhoolie Records
• Studio: Arhoolie Records
• Average Customer Review: based on 2 reviews
• Sales Rank in Music: #69785

It begins with New mule skinner blues, accidentally omitted from the first volume, plus another 29 tracks. Rose again sings lead on most songs, but Fred sings lead on four and Cal on two. On I'm sending daffydills, Rose, Cal and Lulu (their mother) get equal billing. Tracks 22 to 28 had not been released anywhere prior to this compilation.

People will forever debate where rock'n'roll music came from, but it seems likely that the wild music played by Rose and her brothers was one of its many roots. Enjoy it.


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Summary: Irrepressible 2001-12-30
Comment: As the liner notes say, this family of itinerant musicians decided that farm labor was too much hard work, so they rode boxcars to California. Wearing their stage outfits, they walked up to an A&R guy who asked, "Well, who the hell are you?", and they proceeded to show him, right there in his office.

These days people with that kind of confidence end up selling self-help courses, so it's a special gift to us that The Maddox Brothers and Rose chose country music instead.

The music has been described as a mix of Texas swing, Bakersfield roadhouse, and rockabilly. I just call it some of the best hayseed party music ever made. Solid playing, spirited singing (you can't call it pretty), and help from the best sidemen in the business. My favorites are "Texas Guitar Stomp" and "South" ("Roy Nichols, play that thing!") Rose doesn't sing so much as bray and whinny, but you have to love a woman who is so delightfully uninhibited.

Anyone who's bummed out on the current state of of Gen-Y "I'm such a boneheaded loser" rock should listen up.