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Musical
Syle: Contemporary
Country
Talents: Members:
Wanda: Fiddle, Guitar, Steel G 23323y2413x uitar, Dobro, Lap
Steel, Mandolin Pam G: Vocals, Banjo, Guitar Pam P: Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin
Kathy: Vocals, Bass Guitar Nancy: Drums
Booking: ACE
Recommend Record Albums:
"Breakin' New Ground" (Capitol)(1989)
"Straight and Narrow" (Capitol)(1990) "Listen to Your
Heart" (Capitol)(1991)
Biography:
When Wild Rose appeared at Charlie Daniels' Chili
Cook-Out 1998 in
Nashville, it seemed like at long last, here was an all-female group to take
on the world. However, although they had the talent, stage-craft and
entertainment ability, fate decided that other lesser talents would become
stars. The prime mover in getting the group together was Wanda Vick (b. 1961,
Alabama), a multi-instrumentalist, who had won a fiddle contest at age 14 and
played on an album by famed fiddler Buddy Spicher.
She studied at Belmont College in Nashville
and then became an active session player before joining Lynn Anderson's band.
She recruited Nancy Given Prout
(b. 1960, Pennsylvania), who is married to
Diamond Rio's drummer Brian Prout. Nancy had developed her style from her professor
at the University of South Carolina, Jim Hall. Wanda and Nancy had been
playing together in Porter Wagoner's all-girl band, the Right Combination.
Pamela Gadd (b. 1960, Kentucky)
and Pam Perry (b. 1960, Ohio)
were members of the New Coon Creek Girls, with whom they both sang lead
vocals. Pamela was about to leave in 1987 to record a solo album. However,
when she met the rest of the band, she decided to join. Kathy Mac, who hails
from Kentucky, had also played in an all-girl group, Tina Carroll & the Nashville Satins.
Initially known as Miss Behavin', the group soon
became Wild Rose. They were signed to Universal Records in 1988, with James
Stroud as their producer. However, the label was short-lived. There was time
for Wild Rose to record their debut album, Breakin' New Ground, from which they had the title
track go Top 20, in
1989. During 1990, they became one of the few Country acts to appear on the
spring network special Night Of 100
Stars. That year, they moved with Jimmy Bowen when he took over Capitol
Records and the label re-issued the debut album under its banner. It reached
the Top 50 on the Country Album charts and the single Go Down Swingin' went Top 40. That year, Wild Rose released their
second album, Straight And Narrow. The video of Everything He Touches
attracted a lot of attention. The title track, reached the Top 75 the
following year. They released their third and final album, Listen To Your
Heart in 1991, but by then the dreams of Wild Rose had come to an end. Gadd has returned to Bluegrass
and has released some excellent workin in that
vein.
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