Fred Rose (songwriter)

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Fred Rose
Birth nameKnowles Fred Rose
Born(1898-08-24)August 24, 1898
Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
DiedDecember 1, 1954(1954-12-01) (aged 56)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresCountry, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, songwriter, music publisher
Instrument(s)Piano

Knowles Fred Rose (August 24, 1898[1][2] – December 1, 1954)[3] was an American musician, Hall of Fame songwriter, and music publishing executive.

Biography

Born in

busking for tips, and finally vaudeville. Eventually, he became successful as a songwriter, penning his first hit for entertainer Sophie Tucker
.

For a short time Rose lived in

Ray Whitley, an RKO B-Western film star and author of "Back in the Saddle Again", and this collaboration introduced Rose to the possibilities of country music
. He lived for a time with Ray and Kay Whitley in an apartment in Hollywood, co-writing many tunes for Ray's movies.

In 1942, he returned to Nashville, teaming up with

Gaylord Entertainment Company
, parent company of the Grand Ole Opry.

Rose served as Hank Williams' record producer throughout his career, 1947-1953.[3]

While running the business, Rose continued to write numerous country songs and eventually became one of the industry's most important personalities. He also wrote songs under the name Floyd Jenkins.[4]

Rose died in Nashville from a heart attack in 1954 and was interred there in the Mount Olivet Cemetery.[5]

Along with Hank Williams and the "Father of Country Music",

Country Music Hall of Fame when it opened in 1961. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
in 1985. In 1986, son Wesley would join his father in the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Selected list of Fred Rose songs

References

  1. ^ "Fred Rose | American singer and songwriter". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ John Rumble. "Fred Rose - Biography at The Country Music Hall of Fame". countrymusichalloffame.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-85112-939-0
    .
  4. ISBN 0-8092-9051-0
    .
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mount Olivet Cemetery". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

Works cited

  • AllMusic
  • Rumble, John. (1998). "Fred Rose." In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 459.

External links

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