Joe Maphis

Otis Wilson "Joe" Maphis (May 12, 1921 – June 27, 1986), was an American country music guitarist. He married singer Rose Lee Maphis in 1953 and they performed together, later referred to as "Mr & Mrs Country Music". One of the flashiest country guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s, Joe Maphis was known as "The King of the Strings". He was able to play many stringed instruments with great facility. However, he specialized in dazzling guitar virtuosity.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 12, 1921 (Suffolk), Died June 27, 1986

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	D7VB-0834	10-in.	5/7/1947	I'm going to write to heaven (for I know my daddy's there)	Blue Sky Boys	Male vocal duet, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0849	10-in.	2/2/1949	A picture a ring and a curl	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal ensemble, with string band	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Maphis, Joe," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106221.

Maphis, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106221.

"Maphis, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.