We continue our "Jingle Bells" journey with a 1949 recording by the Maddox Brothers and Rose!
It was originally released on 4 Stars Records, then re-released on Decca Records in 1951:
That's a lot of fun!
Here's the flipside, "Silent Night":
Nice harmonies on that side!
"Jingle Bells" shows the band living up to its nickname of "The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in America!"
Here they further prove the point with a couple of Hank Williams numbers from 1947 and 1948, respectively, also on the 4 Star label:
I hear sometimes that the Maddox Brothers and Rose sort-of-invented Rockabilly back in the day. I don't know that I'd go that far, but they're definitely an influence.
Rose Maddox continued as a solo artist after the band broke up in 1956 and she actually re-recorded both of those Hank Williams tunes on her excellent 1959 album "The One Rose" on Capitol Records:
Great sound there!
She really was the Sweetheart of Hillbilly Swing!
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