He modeled his "slap bass" technique after one of his idols, Fred Maddox of Maddox Brothers and Rose.

August 15 - Rose Maddox, fiddle player, leader of the Maddox Brothers and Rose, and early innovator of rockabilly (died 1998).

(Pay Me) Alimony - Maddox Brothers and Rose (1946)

A well-known version was recorded by the Maddox Brothers and Rose (4 Star 1507) in 1950.

The Maddox Brothers and Rose - Vol.

The Maddox Brothers and Rose, known as Americas Most Colorful Hillbilly Band from the 1930s to the 1950s, cons...

Shortly before his 16th birthday, Nichols met Fred Maddox, of the Maddox Brothers.

The Maddox Brothers and Rose was a colorful hillbilly band.

The Maddox Brothers toured out of state for extended periods.

The Maddox Brothers and Rose were at "the leading edge of rockabilly with the slapped bass that Fred Maddox had developed".