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	'''Paul "Biff" Rose''' is an ] ] and ].		'''Paul "Biff" Rose''' is an ] ] and ].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Born in New Orleans, Rose ~~began~~ ~~his~~ ~~career as a standup comedian, profiled in ''~~]~~'' magazine in 1965. In~~ ~~1966~~ he ~~moved~~ to ~~Hollywood,~~ working as a comedy sketch writer with ] ~~for~~ ~~television~~ ~~variety shows, including~~ the ] show.<ref>~~{{dead link\|date=March 2013}}~~</ref> Eventually, Rose moved on to songwriting.		Born in ], Rose moved to ] where he found a job working as a comedy sketch writer with ] working sometimes on the ] show.<ref>http://howlinwuelf.com/_wsn/page3.html</ref> Eventually, Rose moved to songwriting.

			] covered the song "]," written by ], with a melody by Rose, on his album '']'' (1971). The song was originally released by ] as the ] to his 1968 hit single, "]."
	David Bowie covered the song "Fill Your Heart," written by Biff Rose and Paul Williams, on his album '']'' (1971), making it Rose's most well known song. It was originally released by ] as the B-side to his 1968 hit single, "Tiptoe through the Tulips.".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.5years.com/early.htm \|title=The Ziggy Stardust Companion: Early beginnings \|publisher=5years.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-03-18}}</ref> Rose was instrumental in giving Williams his start in music; Paul Williams wrote in the liner notes of his greatest hits package ''Evergreens – The Best of the A&M Years'' (2004) that Rose was Williams first songwriting collaborator and ultimately, his connection to A&M Records, by getting Williams a meeting with publisher Chuck Kaye.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oocities.org/jimbennett.geo/People/evergree.htm \|title=Evergreen \|publisher=Oocities.org \|date= \|accessdate=2013-03-18}}</ref> Besides "Fill Your Heart", another song Rose and Williams collaborated on was "I'll Walk Away" from Rose's third eponymous record, with Rose again writing the music and Williams the lyrics.

			Rose made a few appearances on ] '']'' during the late part of the sixties.<ref>http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-aow/column6.php</ref><ref>http://www.johnnycarson.com/carson/search.do?singleDateMonth=12&singleDateDay=11&singleDateYear=1970</ref> He also performed on '']'',<ref>http://www.tv.com/joe-south---biff-rose---rhetta-hughes/episode/168294/summary.html</ref> and ]'s ''Playboy After Dark''.<ref></ref> <ref>http://speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasy/showthread.php?20862-Biff-Rose</ref>
	Bowie played another Rose song, "Buzz the Fuzz," in his early live performance, as can be heard in his 'Live at Aylesbury Friars Club' 1971. In between singing Rose's "Fill Your Heart" and "Buzz the Fuzz", Bowie can be heard talking about Biff and praising his songwriting and the humor therein.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Log in om een reactie te plaatsen. \|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6xyphjizC8 \|title=David Bowie - Friars - Aylesbury 1971 (FULL) \|publisher=YouTube \|date=2012-07-20 \|accessdate=2013-03-18}}</ref>

			==Music==
	Other Rose songs were covered by John Denver ("Molly")<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~nisenora/jd-discography-top1.html \|title="In A Far Away Land" The Japanese John Denver Page \|publisher=Bekkoame.ne.jp \|date= \|accessdate=2013-03-18}}</ref> and Pat Boone.<ref>http://www.mp3.com/albums/1983/summary.html</ref>
			Rose's early work switches between unaccompanied piano and vocals and more heavily orchestrated numbers. His lyrics from this era embrace a left-wing ] philosophy.<ref>http://jhendrix110.tripod.com/BiffRose.html</ref> By Rose's mid career, musician/critic ] referred to his output as, "more silly than witty... kind of stoned or drunk... not too amusing." <ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/uncle-jesus-aunty-christ-mw0000952804</ref>

			Rose's work of the past ten years differs from his early recordings. He makes frequent use of ]s and references Hitler in a positive light. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/notes/biff-rose/gary-guetzlaff-is-the-code-name-for-gary-gets-laughhe-is-a-spy-he-spies-on-randy/10150322197198585</ref> A website of his, jewmanity.com, promoted antisemitism and racism, as does Rose's facebook page. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/notes/biff-rose/you-got-caught-up-in-this-dialogue-because-youre-jewish-and-i-caught-you-up-in-i/10150314980313585</ref> Rose has been regularly criticized for ] and ] behavior.<ref>http://cirkusberserkus.ning.com/profiles/blogs/mamas-undoing-biff-rose-born</ref> <ref>http://www.coolname.com/pipermail/maplepost-mirror/2003-April/014606.html</ref><ref>http://imomus.livejournal.com/158086.html</ref> A song on his website entitled, "For the Final Solution to Randy Newman, the jews, and the State of Israel" features these lyrics: "Imitating black people can be interesting" and "I need a big Nigg-ar to pick some cotton bales" and "Israel depends on me to help them drop the big one." <ref>http://www.biffrose.com</ref>
	Following the release of 1968's ''The Thorn in Mrs. Rose's Side'', Rose made 12 appearances on Johnny Carson's '']'' from 1968 to 1970.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-aow/column6.php \|title=Columns: April 1969 \|publisher=Robert Christgau \|date= \|accessdate=2013-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{dead link\|date=March 2013}}</ref> Rose performed his songs ("Gentle People" and "Myrtle's Pies") on '']'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.smothersbrothers.com/episodes.htm \|title=Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour - Episode Schedule \|publisher=Smothersbrothers.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-03-18}}</ref> the footage of which can be seen on Youtube.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Log in om een reactie te plaatsen. \|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXrrZxgPfu4 \|title=Gentle People \|publisher=YouTube \|date=2009-07-22 \|accessdate=2013-03-18}}</ref> He also appeared on other popular programs of the day such as '']'',<ref>{{cite web\|author=TV.com \|url=http://www.tv.com/joe-south---biff-rose---rhetta-hughes/episode/168294/summary.html \|title=American Bandstand - Season 13, Episode 21: Joe South / Biff Rose / Rhetta Hughes \|publisher=TV.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-03-18}}</ref> and Hugh Hefner's '']''. He emceed the Atlantic City Pop Festival of 1969,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.e-rockworld.com/AtlanticCity.htm \|title=BR's Classic Rock Photos - Atlantic City Pop Festival \|publisher=E-rockworld.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-03-18}}</ref> and the Atlanta Pop Festival of 1970.<ref>http://www.classicrockpage.com/newslet/issues/aug11.htm</ref>

		⚫	==Full Length Releases==
	==Musical style==
		⚫	*''The Thorn in Mrs. Rose's Side'' (1968, Tetragrammaton, re-released on Buddha)

		⚫	*''Children of Light'' (1969, Tetragrammaton, re-released on Buddha)
	Rose's work usually consists of piano and voice without much other adornment, although his first three albums have orchestration and sometimes a full band. His lyrics are often humorous and irreverent.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://jhendrix110.tripod.com/BiffRose.html \|title=Biff Rose \|publisher=Jhendrix110.tripod.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-03-18}}</ref> He has a sophisticated and early 20th century style of piano playing, sometimes described as "Old World."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Unterberger \|first=Richie \|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p20258/biography \|title=Biff Rose - Music Biography, Credits and Discography \|publisher=AllMusic \|date=1937-10-15 \|accessdate=2013-03-18}}</ref>
		⚫	*''Biff Rose'' (1970, Buddha)

		⚫	*''Roast Beef'' (1978, Pacific Arts)
	==Discography==
		⚫	*''Thee Messiah Album/Live at Gatsby's'' (1979, Pacific Arts)

⚫	;Full Length Releases
	*Biff, Cliff, and Warren (1961)
	*Banjo and Ballyhoo (1963, Angry Young Man Records)
⚫	*The Thorn in Mrs. Rose's Side (1968, Tetragrammaton, re-released on Buddha)
⚫	*Children of Light (1969, Tetragrammaton, re-released on Buddha)
⚫	*Biff Rose (1970, Buddha)
	*Half Live at the Bitter End (1971, Buddha)
	*Uncle Jesus, Aunty Christ (1972, United Artists)
	*Hamburger Blues (1974, Sweet Jane Limited)
⚫	*Roast Beef (1978, ~~downpatrecords/~~Pacific Arts)
⚫	*Thee Messiah Album/Live at Gatsby's (1979, ~~downpatrecords/~~Pacific Arts)
	*Bone Again (1996, Fast Eddy)
	*The Elizabethan Period (2000, GoddessOne)
	*E-Stir Parade (2003, Wascals)
	*Live At The Earl Of Oldtown (recorded 1977, released 2003, Wascals)
	*The Knight Wigguh and the Nippie Higger (2004, Wascals)

	;Singles
	* What's Gnawing At Me/Molly (1968, Tetragrammaton)
	* Buzz the Fuzz/Gentle People (1968, Tetragrammaton)
	* Take Care of My Brother/Myrtle's Pies (1969, Tetragrammaton, non-album single)
	* I Forgot to Tell You/The Captain (1970, Buddha)
	* Rudolph (1971, United Artists)
	* Garbage/Lord I Done Bumped Into You (1972, United Artists)

	;Compilations
	*Urban (folk) Renewal: Blue Dog Cellar (1962, Kimberly)
	*Put Your Hand in the Hand (mid 1970s, Pickwick)
	*The Acoustic Highway Collection: The Road To Country Rock (EMI, 1996)
	*The Thorn in Mrs. Rose's Side/Children of Light (2005, Water Records)
	*Fill Your Heart With Biff Rose (2005, RPM Records)

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
			*http://www.biffrose.com/ One Biff Rose official website

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Paul "Biff" Rose is an American comedian and singer-songwriter.

Biography

Born in New Orleans, Rose moved to Hollywood where he found a job working as a comedy sketch writer with George Carlin working sometimes on the Mort Sahl show. Eventually, Rose moved to songwriting.

David Bowie covered the song "Fill Your Heart," written by Paul Williams, with a melody by Rose, on his album Hunky Dory (1971). The song was originally released by Tiny Tim as the B-side to his 1968 hit single, "Tiptoe through the Tulips."

Rose made a few appearances on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show during the late part of the sixties. He also performed on American Bandstand, and Hugh Hefner's Playboy After Dark.

Music

Rose's early work switches between unaccompanied piano and vocals and more heavily orchestrated numbers. His lyrics from this era embrace a left-wing hippie philosophy. By Rose's mid career, musician/critic Richie Unterberger referred to his output as, "more silly than witty... kind of stoned or drunk... not too amusing."

Rose's work of the past ten years differs from his early recordings. He makes frequent use of racial stereotypes and references Hitler in a positive light. A website of his, jewmanity.com, promoted antisemitism and racism, as does Rose's facebook page. Rose has been regularly criticized for antisemitic and racist behavior. A song on his website entitled, "For the Final Solution to Randy Newman, the jews, and the State of Israel" features these lyrics: "Imitating black people can be interesting" and "I need a big Nigg-ar to pick some cotton bales" and "Israel depends on me to help them drop the big one."

Full Length Releases

The Thorn in Mrs. Rose's Side (1968, Tetragrammaton, re-released on Buddha)
Children of Light (1969, Tetragrammaton, re-released on Buddha)
Biff Rose (1970, Buddha)
Roast Beef (1978, Pacific Arts)
Thee Messiah Album/Live at Gatsby's (1979, Pacific Arts)

References

External links

http://www.biffrose.com/ One Biff Rose official website

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