Maddox Brothers and Rose

The Maddox Brothers and Rose was a country music band which was based in California from the 1930s to the 1950s. The group consisted of four brothers, Fred, Cal, Henry and Don Maddox with their sister Rose.

The family hailed from Boaz, Alabama but moved to California when the band members were still children due to the financial troubles of their parents in the Depression. They were a little in advance of the flood of Okies who were to flood the state in the 30s. They struggled to make a living as intinerant fruit and vegetable pickers in the San Joaquin Valley, often sleeping and eating on the ground.

Having settled in Modesto, the family developed their musical ability and, in 1937 performed on the radio, sponsored by a local furniture store.