Fred Rose (songwriter)

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

Rose grew up in St. Louis and went 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. In 1933, he moved to Nashville. He worked for the WSM station, the sender of 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 such as Roy Rogers and Gene Autry.

Had Fred Rose worked at the beginning of his career mostly in the pop and jazz area, he worked with the early forties exclusively in the country scene. In 1942 he founded together with Roy Acuff in Nashville the music publishing acuF Rose Publications. It was an important step for the country music, to break away from the decision-makers from the distant cities New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Nashville has been characterized in the next few years to the center of country music. The Acuff - Rose Publications became one of the most influential institutions. After the death of Fred Rose, his son Wesley, 1954, the leadership of the publisher.

In 1961, outstanding personalities in the Country Music Hall of Fame have been included for the first time. Fred Rose was one of the three erstausgezeichneten (the other two were Hank Williams and Jimmie Rodgers ).