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Rosebud was the name of an American popular music group which released a single and an eponymous album in 1971. Its members were
Judy Henske Judith Anne Henske (December 20, 1936 – April 27, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter, dubbed "the Queen of the Beatniks" by producer Jack Nitzsche. Initially performing in folk clubs in the early 1960s, her performances and recording ...
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Jerry Yester Jerome Alan Yester (born January 9, 1943) is an American former folk rock musician, record producer, and arranger. Yester has been a member of several bands including The New Christy Minstrels, Modern Folk Quartet, The Association, Rosebud and ...
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Craig Doerge Craig Doerge (; born December 4, 1944) is an American keyboard player, session musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his keyboard work with Crosby Stills and Nash, James Taylor, and Jackson Browne. Biography He was born in ...
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John Seiter John Seiter (born August 17, 1944) is an American musician. He is best known for his work as a drummer for Spanky and Our Gang and The Turtles. Biography Seiter first rose to prominence as a member of the pop group Spanky and Our Gang. He join ...
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. The album was a follow-up to the Henske-Yester collaboration, ''
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''. Rosebud was seen as a democratic enterprise, with all band members contributing songs and singing, broadly in a countryish soft rock style. Following its release and a couple of live shows, the band split up, Henske and Yester divorced, and she and Doerge married. Yester is credited as the producer of their lone album. The LP was released on the
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label; the album was rereleased on CD in 2004 by
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. Yester, Henske, and Doerge have continued to produce and record music, and Judy Henske (1936-2022) returned to the studio and toured as well.


Rosebud album track listing

;Side one # "Panama" (Jerry Yester, Judy Henske) – 3:32 # "Le Soleil" (Yester, Henske) – 2:35 # "Reno" (Craig Doerge, Henske) – 3:45 # "Western Wisconsin" (Yester, Henske) – 3:50 # "Lorelei" (Yester, Henske) – 3:52 ;Side two #
  • "Salvation" (Doerge, Henske) – 4:15 # "Lullabye II (Summer Carol)" (Yester, Henske) – 2:28 # "The Yum Yum Man" (Doerge, Henske) – 3:35 # "Roll Home Cheyenne" (Yester, Henske) – 3:37 # "Flying To Morning" (Doerge, Henske) – 4:21 2017 CD reissue bonus tracks:
    1. "Lazy"
    2. "Reno" (Mono Single Version)
    3. "Mercury of Fools"
    4. "Hey Old Friend" (Judy Vocal)
    5. "Le Soleil" (Demo)
    6. "What's The Matter With Sam"
    7. "Easy On Me, Easy"
    8. "Father of Souls"
    9. "Mercury of Fools" (Demo)
    10. "Hey Old Friend" (Jerry Vocal, Demo)


    Personnel

    ;Rosebud *Judy Henske – vocals *Jerry Yester – guitars, vocals, banjo, autoharp, bass *Craig Doerge – keyboards, vocals, vibes, concertina *David Vaught – bass *John Seiter — drums, vocals, percussion ;Additional Personnel *Mike Deasy – electric and 12-string guitars (tracks 3, 6) *Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar (tracks 8) *Barry Zweig – guitar (tracks 9) *Ray Brown – bass (track 9)


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