Wesley Rose

...with Williams, as he did many performers. On Fred Rose's passing in 1954, his son Wesley Rose served as president of Acuff-Rose. Wesley Rose lead the publishing company for the next 30 years. Wesley Rose was not only instrumental in...

In this article: Roy Acuff, Acuff-Rose Music, Gaylord Entertainment Company, Hank Williams, Luther Campbell, Fred Rose, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Nashville

...mainly in country music. After spending an entire day writing a song, he would make several demo tapes at a time and send them to Wesley Rose, who would try to find the musical acts to record them. Orbison attempted to sell songs he recorded...

In this article: Roy Kelton Orbison, Elvis Presley, Only the Lonely, Sam Phillips, Jeff Lynne, Bono, and Bill Dees

...1949, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked for several radio stations and was signed by Wesley Rose as a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music. Among the artists who recorded his songs between 1949 and 1955 were Jimmy Dickens, Carl...

In this article: Ernest Bert Ashworth, Huntsville, Alabama, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Acuff-Rose Music, US Army, Johnny Horton, and Paul Anka

...for their appearance north of the border. This was the attitude which caused much controversy between them and Wesley Rose, after he had disagreed with their decision to cover Bing Crosby's 1934 song "Temptation", originally recorded...

In this article: Don't Blame Me, Warner Bros, The Everly Brothers, Both Sides of an Evening, Now Is the Hour, and Temptation

...old standard "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy", "Rock and Roll Record Girl" was at first blocked from release by Wesley Rose of Acuff-Rose because of that fact. By the time all of the legal hurdles were cleared, Sam Phillips was no longer...

In this article: Bobby Poe, Wanda Jackson, The Chartbusters, Rockabilly, Sam Phillips, and People Magazine

...(usually October or November). Initially, CMA's Board of Directors included nine directors and five officers. Wesley Rose, president of Acuff-Rose Publishing, Inc. , served as CMA's first chairman of the board. Broadcasting entrepreneur and...

In this article: Country Music Association, Arbitron, Nashville, Country Music Association Awards, Eddy Arnold, Dale Evans, Loretta Lynn, Sonny James, and Roy Rogers

...client Hank Williams. Acuff-Rose Music remained a foundation of the country music business even after Fred's death; his son, Wesley Rose, took over the presidency and continued with Roy Acuff until 1985, when the company's catalog was sold to...

In this article: Fred Rose, Acuff-Rose Music, Ray Whitley, Nashville, Tennessee, Hank Williams, Roy Acuff, Tin Pan Alley, and Gaylord Entertainment Company

...by his father and his father's partner, Roy Acuff. Following his father's passing in 1954, Wesley Rose served as the company's president. He proved to be a very capable businessman, expanding the business significantly and establishing...

In this article: Roy Acuff, Acuff-Rose Music, Nashville, Tennessee, Country Music Association, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, Fred Rose, and Country Music Hall of Fame

...singing group that had a Top Ten hit in the late 1940s. Dinning pursued a career in country music and in 1957, record producer Wesley Rose got him a recording contract. His recording efforts met with limited success until 1960, when he...

In this article: Mark Dinning, Teen Angel, United Kingdom, Roy Orbison, Jefferson City, and Nashville

..."Wishing", the last two compositions being intended for The Everly Brothers. Their manager, the thorny Wesley Rose, wouldn't permit this as he couldn't have the publishing. Tommy Allsup: "Buddy was a good guitarist but he couldn't play the...

In this article: Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Peggy Sue, Roger Peterson, Elvis Presley, Tommy Allsup, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Allison, and The Crickets