1. Joe Maphis married singer Rose Lee Maphis in 1953 and they performed together.
10 Facts About Joe Maphis
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One of the flashiest country guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s, Joe Maphis was known as "The King of the Strings".
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Joe Maphis played in the local Foggy Mountain Boys as well as The Sonnateers before Maphis hit the road in 1939.
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Joe Maphis played across Virginia until he became a regular featured performer on the "Old Dominion Barn Dance," broadcast live on radio WRVA-AM and aired in 38 states.
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Joe Maphis' recording career took off in 1951 when he was invited to Los Angeles by Merle Travis and country music entertainer Johnny Bond.
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Joe Maphis made two LPs with Travis, recorded for countless country and pop stars and worked on many themes for television programs and movie soundtracks.
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Joe Maphis was a band member and featured soloist on the Town Hall Party radio program broadcast throughout the 1950s.
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Joe Maphis was a regular guest on the Jimmy Dean television show in the 1960s.
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Joe Maphis died in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 27,1986.
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Joe Maphis has played drums or guitar for Earl Scruggs, Johnny Rodriguez, Johnny Cash, Gary Allan, Marty Stuart and many others.