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Fred Rose (August 24, 1897 - December 1, 1954) was an American Hall of Fame songwriter and music publishing executive. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Born in Evansville, Indiana, Fred Rose started playing piano and singing as a small boy. Evansville (ˈɛvənzˌvɪl is the third-largest city in the U In his teens, he moved to Chicago, Illinois where he worked in bars busking for tips and eventually made it into vaudeville. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Eventually he became successful as a songwriter, penning his first hit for entertainer Sophie Tucker. Sophie Tucker ( January 13, 1884 &ndash February 9, 1966) was a Singer and Comedian, one of the most popular entertainers

For a short time Fred Rose lived in Nashville, Tennessee but his radio show there did not last long and he headed to New York City's Tin Pan Alley in hopes of making a living as a songwriter. The City of New York Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City -centered music publishers and Songwriters who dominated the popular It was there that he began writing songs with Ray Whitley, an RKO B-Western film star and author of "Back In the Saddle Again," and this collaboration opened the door to the possibilities in the country music genre. Raymond Otis Whitley ( December 5, 1901 – February 21, 1979) also known as Ray Whitley, was a Country and Western Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. He lived with Ray and Kay Whitley in an apartment in Hollywood, co-writing many tunes for Ray's movies. In 1942 he returned to Nashville to team up with Grand Ole Opry star Roy Acuff to create the first Nashville-based music publishing company. The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Country music radio program and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee Roy Claxton Acuff ( September 15, 1903 &ndash November 23, 1992) was an American country Musician known Their Acuff-Rose Music would prove highly successful, particularly with the success of client Hank Williams. Acuff-Rose Music was an American Music Publishing firm headquartered in Nashville Tennessee. Hank Williams ( September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who has

While running the business, Fred 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. [1]

Fred Rose died in Nashville in 1954 and was interred there in the Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mount Olivet Cemetery is a 250 acre (1 km² Cemetery located in Nashville Tennessee. His son, Wesley Rose, would take over the presidency of the company and continue to build on his father's success. Wesley Rose (born February 11, 1918 - April 26, 1990) was an American music industry executive and Record producer.

On its founding in 1961, Fred Rose was made a charter member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation Inc The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music.

Selected list of Fred Rose songs

References

  1. ^ Atkins, Chet and Neely, Bill. (1974). "Country Gentleman". Chicago. Harry Regnery Company. ISBN 0-8092-9051-0.
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