Early life Rose was born in
Bronaugh, Missouri, United States. On her twelfth birthday, she got her first guitar from her grandfather that was bought at a
garage sale. Although it only had one string, she immediately started to tune it. Some time later, she started taking guitar lessons by hitching rides with the local mailman to a neighboring town, and, at fifteen, was playing for dances with a local band. Graduating from high school, she played lead guitar in various rock and
blues groups including The Sliders in
Pittsburg, Kansas, and surrounding areas. In early 1964, she went to
Los Angeles to play in a band and hone her songwriting skills. Having had no particular luck, she returned home to Missouri to continue playing with local bands.
Songwriting In 1966, she moved to
Nashville, Tennessee and toured with
Mel Tillis' The Statesiders,
Skeeter Davis,
Stu Phillips, and
Warner Mack, with whom she also recorded.
Jimmy Dean's producer then asked her to write a song for Dean similar to what she wrote for Williams, which became "
Lord, Mr. Ford". Her next single, the humorous "The Credit Card Song", Her book was rejected by the Nashville library system in 2019. ==Awards==