11
Artist's albums
Guitaration Gap
1971 · album
Flat-Picking Spectacular
2023 · album
Square Dance Boogie
2011 · album
Golden Gospel Guitar
2005 · album
King Of The Strings
2005 · album
Country Guitar Giants
2003 · album
Fire On The Strings
1957 · album
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Biography
Joe and Rose Maphis were a popular husband-and-wife act in the late '40s and early '50s, singing traditional material backed by the amazing instrumental talent of Joe, who played everything with strings on it, especially the twin-neck guitar. The honky tonk anthem "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" was their big hit. Until his death in 1986, Joe was a sessions instrumentalist, backing such stars as Rick Nelson, Tex Ritter, and Wanda Jackson. ~ David Vinopal, Rovi