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| Biff Rose is an American singer/songwriter/comedian. | Biff Rose is an American singer/songwriter/comedian. | ||
| Paul 'Biff' Rose first came to prominence as a banjo-toting standup comedian. By 1966 he was in Hollywood, working as a comedy sketch writer for a |
Paul 'Biff' Rose first came to prominence as a banjo-toting standup comedian, profiled in Time magazine in 1965. By 1966 he was in Hollywood, working as a comedy sketch writer with George Carlin for a host of television variety shows, ultimately working with some regularity on the Mort Sahl show. Eventually, Rose moved back to the songwriting he had developed during his youth growing up in New Orleans. A song written with Sahl co conspirator Paul Williams, Fill Your Heart, found its way on to a Tiny Tim record, and eventually, onto David Bowie's breakout release, Hunky Dory. | ||
| In the meantime, Rose began writing his own lyrics and marrying them to the carnival-esque sounds he produced on the piano. Much of Rose's music tended towards his comedic side, with which he often prodded the political climate of the time. He appeared on |
In the meantime, Rose began writing his own lyrics and marrying them to the carnival-esque sounds he produced on the piano. Much of Rose's music tended towards his comedic side, with which he often prodded the political climate of the time. He appeared on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" frequently throughout 1968-70, as well as The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and Playboy After Dark. | ||
| Bill Cosby's Tetragrammaton label released his first two LPs in 1968 and 1969, "The Thorn In Mrs. Rose's Side" and "Children of Light". |
Bill Cosby's Tetragrammaton label released his first two LPs in 1968 and 1969, "The Thorn In Mrs. Rose's Side" and "Children of Light". Once Tetragrammaton folded, he recorded for Buddha, United Artists, and Pacific Arts, among others. | ||
| He released his first CD, "Bone Again," in 1996, and continues to release new CDs regularly. | |||
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Revision as of 11:14, 5 July 2005
Biff Rose is an American singer/songwriter/comedian.
Paul 'Biff' Rose first came to prominence as a banjo-toting standup comedian, profiled in Time magazine in 1965. By 1966 he was in Hollywood, working as a comedy sketch writer with George Carlin for a host of television variety shows, ultimately working with some regularity on the Mort Sahl show. Eventually, Rose moved back to the songwriting he had developed during his youth growing up in New Orleans. A song written with Sahl co conspirator Paul Williams, Fill Your Heart, found its way on to a Tiny Tim record, and eventually, onto David Bowie's breakout release, Hunky Dory.
In the meantime, Rose began writing his own lyrics and marrying them to the carnival-esque sounds he produced on the piano. Much of Rose's music tended towards his comedic side, with which he often prodded the political climate of the time. He appeared on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" frequently throughout 1968-70, as well as The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and Playboy After Dark.
Bill Cosby's Tetragrammaton label released his first two LPs in 1968 and 1969, "The Thorn In Mrs. Rose's Side" and "Children of Light". Once Tetragrammaton folded, he recorded for Buddha, United Artists, and Pacific Arts, among others.
He released his first CD, "Bone Again," in 1996, and continues to release new CDs regularly.