I love the Mosrite ‘guitarslinger’ tradition that links Joe Maphis, Larry Collins, The Ventures, Johnny Ramone, and Kurt Cobain.
Zero to 180 recently stumbled upon the fact that Mosrite had a short-lived record label — Mosrite Records – for which Joe & Rose Lee Maphis would record a couple singles, including “Tunin‘ Up for the Blues” in 1967 (most likely):
“Tunin’ Up for the Blues” Joe & Rose Lee Maphis 1967
Joe & Rose Lee had preceded this 45 with debut Mosrite release “Write Him a Letter” b/w “Send Me Your Love A.P.O.” Mosrite would issue one more 45 – albeit a promo – featuring one track by Rose Lee, “Country Girl Courtship,” and one by Joe suitably titled, “Pickin’ & Guitin’.”
She gets the A-side He gets the B-side
Mosrite Corrects the Record (so to speak)
Billboard – in its September 3, 1966 edition – would run a correction for Mosrite Records that reads as follows:
“A Correction: Mosrite Records Full Page Ad in Buyer’s Guide should have read ‘Music Capital of the West’ rather than ‘Music Capital of the World’ Mosrite Records – Bakersfield, California.”
