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Revision as of 20:56, 6 August 2005 by User2004 (talk | contribs) (merge back deleted info to create compromise verison)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Paul 'Biff' Rose is an American singer-songwriter.
Biff Rose was a musician and comedian in the early 1960's. He was profiled in Time Magazine on January 29, 1965. By 1966 he had landed in Hollywood, working with George Carlin as a sketch writer for television variety shows. Eventually, Rose took up with the songwriting he developed during his youth growing up in New Orleans. A song co-written with Paul Williams, "Fill Your Heart", was recorded by both Tiny Tim, and David Bowie.
In the meantime, Rose began writing lyrics & marrying them to the carnival like sounds he produced on the piano. A testament to Rose's popularity, his songs were covered by a variety of entertainers. One of his most popular songs of this era was "Molly," the story of a circus clown, which was later covered by John Denver. Other songs were recorded by Pat Boone, Sajid Khan and Dorsey Burnette. Much of Rose's music was comedic, often prodding the political climate of the time. He appeared on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" 12 times from 1968 to 1970. Rose toured the country extensively, throughout the decade and into the eighties.
Bill Cosby's Tetragrammaton label released his commercial debut in 1968. Rose also recorded albums for United Artists, Pacific Arts, Sweet Jane Limited, and the Buddha label. He returned to recording in 1996 with the "Bone Again" CD. Though there are similarities in style, his later work is not as happy go lucky as his earlier recordings. Rose no longer tours the country, but shows up here and again and festivals, usually in the summer. He has self released his later recordings.
Discography
Commerical releases
- The Thorn in Mrs. Rose's Side (1968, Tetragrammaton)
- Children of Light (1969, Tetragrammaton)
- Biff Rose (1970, Buddah)
- Half Live at the Bitter End (1971, Buddah)
- Uncle Jesus, Aunty Christ (1972, United Artists)
- Hamburger Blues (1974, Sweet Jane Limited)
- Roast Beef (1978, Down Pat/Pacific Arts)
- Thee Messiah Album (1979, Pacific Arts)
Self released
- Bone Again (1996, Fast Eddy)
- The Elizabethan Period (2000, self release)
- E-Stir Parade(2003, self release)
- The Night Wiggah and the Nippie Higger (2004, self release)
Quotations attributed to Rose
- My words are just some antics.
- There's only two ways to handle women, and no one knows either one of them.
- Hi! I'm Biff Rose. I'm the Messiah. I'm the one the jews have been waiting for to set them free from Zionism. I'm the one they've been waiting for to spurtualize their incessant noise and grasping and grabbing for mutterialism.
External links
Official websites
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