Joe Maphis
Otis Wilson "Joe" Maphis ( MAY-fis; May 12, 1921 – June 27, 1986), was an American country music guitarist. He married singer Rose Lee Maphis in 1953 and they performed together. One of the flashiest country guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s, Joe Maphis was known as "The King of the Strings".
Genre: traditional-bluegrass, western-swing
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Top Tracks
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown
- Memories of Maybelle
- Life's Railway to Heaven
- Night Train to Memphis
- Maple on the Hill
- Devil's Dream
- Me and Ol' Merle
- Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
- Orange Blossom Special
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken
- I'm Gonna Wear The Pants
- Dueling Banjos
- Lonesome Road Blues
- Black Mountain Rag
- Nine Pound Hammer
- Whitehouse Blues
- Orange Blossom Special
- Tenbrooks and Molly
- Guitar Rock And Roll
- Bye, Bye
Albums (40)
- 50 Years of Bluegrass, Vol. 4 (2024)
- 50 Years of Bluegrass, Vol. 3 (2024)
- Flat-Picking Spectacular (2023)
- Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Good Old Country Music) (2018)
- Square Dance Boogie (2011)
- Greatest Hits (2010)
- Instroville! Hits & Rarities from the Golden Age of Pop Instrumentals (1970)
- Road Music Four - 20 Truckin' Favorites (2009)
- 36 Bluegrass Hits (2008)
- 100 Greatest Bluegrass Hits (2008)
- The Essential Bluegrass Collection (2008)
- Bluegrass Then & Now (2008)
- That's Bluegrass! CMH Records' 20th Anniversary Collection (2008)
- Wabash Cannonball : 20 Classic Train Songs (2008)
- Rhythm of the Mountains (2008)
- Great American Fiddle Collection (2008)
- Bluegrass for Beginners (2008)
- Wonderful World of Bluegrass (2008)
- Red, White & Bluegrass (2008)
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown (2008)
- Pickin' & Singin': The Ultimate Bluegrass Collection (2008)
- Country Music's 2 Guitar Greats Merle Travis & Joe Maphis (2005)
- Truck Stop (1970)
- King Of The Strings (1970)
- Golden Gospel Guitar (1970)
- The Best Of Can't You Hear Me Callin' - Bluegrass: 80 Years Of American Music (2004)
- Can't You Hear Me Callin' - Bluegrass: 80 Years Of American Music (2004)
- Country Guitar Giants (1970)
- Mountain Breakdown (The Bluegrass Collection) (2002)
- L'art de la guitare à 12 Cordes (2000)
- Ain't I'm A Dog: 25 Rockabilly Rave-Ups!! (2000)
- Guitars and Banjos: The Heroes (1992)
- Feuding Banjos - Bluegrass Banjo of the Southern Mountains (1973)
- If I'm Gonna Have Your Lovin' / Slippin', Pickin', And Flippin' (1971)
- Guitaration Gap (1971)
- Run That By Me One More Time (1970)
- Gee, Aren't We Lucky / Guitar Happy (1969)
- The Banjo Story, Vol. 1 (1963)
- Fire On The Strings (1970)
- Whistle Bait: 25 Rockabilly Rave-Ups (1970)
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