Wild Rose (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Wild Rose


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Origin = Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre = Country
Years_active = 1988-1991
Label = Universal
Liberty
Associated_acts = Lynn Anderson
Diamond Rio
Past_members = Pamela Gadd
Kathy Mac
Pam Perry
Nancy Given Prout
Wanda Vick

Wild Rose was an American country music band founded in 1988 by five women: Pamela Gadd (lead and background vocals, banjo), Kathy Mac (bass guitar, vocals), Pam Perry (lead and harmony vocals, guitar, mandolin), Nancy Given Prout (drums, vocals), and Wanda Vick (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, Dobro, steel guitar). Between 1988 and 1991, they recorded three studio albums, including two on Liberty Records. In that same time span, they charted three singles on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. Since their disbanding in 1991, Wanda Vick has worked as a session musician.

Biography

Wild Rose was founded in 1988 by Wanda Vick, who had previously been a session musician for country music artist Lynn Anderson, and later a member of Porter Wagoner's road band Right Combination.cite web |url=http://wm01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifuxql5ldfe~T1 |title=Wild Rose biography |accessdate=2007-09-15 |last=Brennan |first=Sandra |work=Allmusic] The group's co-founder, drummer Nancy Given Prout, was also a former member of Right Combination. (Her then-husband was Brian Prout of Diamond Rio.cite web |url=http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Diamond-Rio.html |title=Diamond Rio biography |accessdate=2007-08-12 |format=html |work=oldies.com] ) Prout was followed by vocalist/banjo player Pamela Gadd and vocalist/guitarist Pam Perry, both formerly members of the bluegrass band New Coon Creek Girls. Completing the band's lineup was bass guitarist Kathy Mac.

Initially, the five women performed under the name Miss Behavin'; however, they changed to the name Wild Rose shortly before signing to Universal Records. Under the production of James Stroud, Wild Rose's debut album (titled "Breakin' New Ground") was released in 1988. The album produced one hit single in its title track, which peaked at #15 on the "Billboard" country charts; however, Universal closed its doors not long afterwards.

Wild Rose later made an appearance on a television special titled "Night of 100 Stars" in 1990; later that year, they were signed to Liberty Records, who re-issued the band's debut album, and released a second single from it. The re-issued album earned Grammy Award and Academy of Country Music nominations for the band. [cite web |url=http://www.bronsonsmusic.com/wanda_vick.html |title=Bronson's Music - NMG Musicians Spotlight - Wanda Vick |accessdate=2007-09-15 |last=Herrmuth |first=Bronson |work=BronsonMusic.com] Wild Rose later recorded two more albums for Liberty before disbanding in 1991.

Discography

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