American singer-songwriter
Rosie Flores
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Birth name
| Rosalie Flores
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Born
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1950-09-10
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September 10, 1950
(age 73)
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Origin
| San Antonio, Texas
, U.S.
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Genres
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Occupation(s)
| - Singer
- guitarist
- songwriter
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Instrument(s)
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Years active
| 1968?present
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Website
| rosieflores
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Musical artist
Rosie Flores
(born
Rosalie Flores
; September 10, 1950)
[2]
is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She currently resides in
Austin
, Texas, where August 31 was declared Rosie Flores Day by the Austin City Council in 2006.
[3]
Biography
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Rosie Flores was born in
San Antonio
,
Texas
, United States,
[2]
where she lived until the age of twelve, when her family moved to
San Diego
.
[2]
In interviews, Flores has recalled that growing up, she loved to watch musical television shows like
The Dick Clark Show
and
Hit Parade
. She began singing as a young child, and her brother, Roger, taught her to play rhythm guitar when she was a teenager.
[4]
Flores formed her first band, Penelope's Children, while still in high school in California.
[5]
In the 1970s, Flores played the San Diego nightclub circuit and was the namesake of the
alt country
/
cowpunk
band Rosie and the Screamers.
[2]
After leaving the Screamers, she joined a cowpunk
all-female band
called
Screamin' Sirens
in the 1980s.
[6]
The latter band produced a series of 7-inch singles and tracks for compilation albums before releasing an album in 1987,
Voodoo.
Flores's self-titled solo debut came out on
Warner Bros.
/
Reprise
in 1987.
[2]
The single, "Crying Over You", put her on the
Billboard
chart for the first time.
[7]
Since then, Flores has recorded ten additional solo albums.
Flores has toured widely, appearing in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia, and also performing frequently in Austin, continuing into 2019.
[8]
In 1995, she joined
Wanda Jackson
on a coast-to-coast North American tour,
[9]
and she toured as a member of
Asleep at the Wheel
in 1997.
[10]
She has also traveled with a concert tribute she created to honor
Janis Martin
, a program which she performed at the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
among other places.
[11]
In 2012, she was part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's tribute to Chuck Berry.
[12]
Her media appearances include
Austin City Limits
and
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
, and she had a cameo role in the 1993 film
The Thing Called Love
.
In addition to her work as a performer and songwriter, Flores has helped to revive the careers of female rockabilly musicians from previous generations and to create new interest in their music. Her album
Rockabilly Filly
, released on Hightone Records in 1995, included vocals from early rock and roll musicians
Janis Martin
and
Wanda Jackson
.
[13]
In 2007, Flores brought Janis Martin to a recording studio in Blanco, Texas, to record what would be both Martin's first solo album in thirty years as well as her last before her death of cancer.
[14]
After the project was turned down by a number of record labels, Flores raised more than $16,000 on Kickstarter to release the album, which was titled
Janis Martin: The Blanco Sessions
. Flores is credited as a producer.
[15]
Flores's current (as of 2013?2018) guitar of choice is her James Trussart SteeltopCaster. She uses
Fender amplifiers
, and has also played
Fender Telecasters
,
Gretsch
electrics,
Gibson Les Pauls
, and various acoustic guitars.
[16]
Musical style
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According to
AllMusic
, Flores's "talent for
alternative country
and
rockabilly
made her a favorite with both audiences and critics."
[2]
Nashville Scene
defined Flores as a "
New Wave
country-rocker
".
[17]
San Diego Tribune
described Flores as a "dynamo of rockabilly and
cow-punk
" who is "equally gifted as a singer, songwriter, guitarist and band leader [and] shines whether performing country, rock, swing or any of the other earthy American styles she has made her own."
[18]
Personal life
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Flores has revealed that, under pressure from her manager, she had an abortion in 1986, shortly after signing with Warner Bros. She later regretted the decision.
[5]
She has never been married, and has said that her lifestyle, which involves frequent touring, makes it difficult to maintain long-term relationships.
[16]
Discography
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Awards and nominations
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Year
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Association
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Category
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Nominated Work
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Result
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1986
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Academy of Country Music
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Top New Female Vocalist
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Herself
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Nominated
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2007
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Peabody Awards
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N/A
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Whole Lotta Shakin'
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Won
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2014
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Ameripolitan Music Awards
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Honky Tonk Female
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Herself
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Won
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2014
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Ameripolitan Music Awards
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Rockabilly Female
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Herself
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Won
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References
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- ^
"BANDERA HIGHWAY"
.
ASCAP
. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
. Retrieved
March 13,
2023
.
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a
b
c
d
e
f
Manheim, James.
"Rosie Flores Biography"
. AllMusic
. Retrieved
January 5,
2022
.
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"Search Results ? AustinTexas.gov ? The Official Website of the City of Austin"
.
Austintexas.gov
. Retrieved
February 28,
2019
.
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Hudson, Kathleen (2013).
Women in Texas Music: Stories and Songs
. University of Texas Press. pp. 69?73.
ISBN
978-0292752863
.
- ^
a
b
Davis, John T.
"Rosie Flores Still Rockin'
"
.
Austin Woman Magazine
. Archived from
the original
on April 2, 2015
. Retrieved
March 7,
2015
.
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Gary Indiana, "Screamin' Sirens," Flipside, whole no. 49 (Summer 1986), pp. 18?19.
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Arnold, Thomas K (September 16, 1987).
"TWO SINGERS HOPE ALL IS 'ROSIE' ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL : Flores Comes Full Circle, Returns to Traditional Country"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
March 7,
2015
.
- ^
"Rosie Flores: Tour"
. Rosie Flores. 2019
. Retrieved
January 6,
2019
.
- ^
"Rosie Flores Official Web Site"
. Archived from
the original
on September 9, 2007
. Retrieved
August 6,
2021
.
- ^
"Calhoun Times and Gordon County News ? Google News Archive Search"
. Retrieved
February 28,
2019
.
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"Rosie Flores: A Tribute to Janis Martin"
.
Rockhall.org
. Retrieved
March 7,
2015
.
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Yarborough, Chuck (October 26, 2012).
"Rock Hall's Chuck Berry American Music Masters tribute: Range of performers paying homage to '50s pioneer"
.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
. Retrieved
March 7,
2015
.
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"Rockabilly Filly Overview"
.
AllMusic
. Retrieved
March 7,
2015
.
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"Janis Martin, 'The Female Elvis,' Returns"
. NPR
. Retrieved
March 7,
2015
.
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Flores, Rosie.
"JANIS MARTIN " The Female Elvis", Final Recording Sessions"
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Kickstarter.com
. Retrieved
March 7,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
Charupakorn, Joe (January 9, 2013).
"Interview: Rosie Flores ? Rockabilly Road Doggie"
.
Premier Guitar
. Retrieved
January 6,
2019
.
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Hurt, Edd (October 3, 2022).
"Chris Hillman, Rosie Flores and Many More Celebrate the Story of Country-Rock"
. Nashville Scene
. Retrieved
January 5,
2022
.
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Varga, George (July 2, 2017).
"Rosie Flores, San Diego-bred dynamo of rockabilly and cow-punk, returns"
. San Diego Tribune
. Retrieved
January 5,
2022
.
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