Fred Rose (musician)

Fred Rose (born August 24, 1897 or 1898 in Evansville , Indiana , † December 1, 1954 in Nashville , Tennessee ) was an American country musician , composer and publicist .

Rose grew up in St. Louis and moved to Chicago in 1917 , where he worked as a pianist and singer. At the same time he was successful as a composer of jazz and pop songs such as ' Deed I Do and Deep Henderson . In 1933 he moved to Nashville . He worked for the WSM station, the broadcaster for the Grand Ole Opry Show. In 1936 he wrote a hit for Tex Ritter . In the following years he composed numerous western songs for stars like Roy Rogers and Gene Autry .

At the beginning of his career, Fred Rose had mainly worked in the pop and jazz area, but from the beginning of the 1940s he worked exclusively in the country scene. In 1942 he founded the music publisher Acuff-Rose Publications in Nashville with Roy Acuff . It was an important step for country music to break away from the decision-makers in the distant cities of New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Nashville became the center of country music for the next few years . The Acuff-Rose Publications became one of the most influential institutions. After Fred Rose's death, his son Wesley took over the management of the publishing house in 1954.

In 1961, deserved personalities were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame for the first time . Fred Rose was one of the top three to win (the other two were Hank Williams and Jimmie Rodgers ).

Award

Academy Awards 1942 : nominated together with Gene Autry for an Oscar in the category "Best Song" for the song Be Honest with Me from the film Ridin 'on a Rainbow .

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SURNAME	Rose, Fred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American country musician, composer, and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 24, 1897 or August 24, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH	Evansville , Indiana , USA
DATE OF DEATH	December 1, 1954
Place of death	Nashville , Tennessee , USA