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Rosebud was the name of an American popular music group which released a single, eponymous album in 1971. Its members were
Judy Henske Judith Anne "Judy" 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 r ...
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Jerry Yester Jerome Alan Yester (born January 9, 1943) is an American folk rock musician, record producer, and arranger. Biography Yester was born in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, and grew up in Burbank, California. He formed a duo with brother ...
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Craig Doerge Craig Doerge (; born December 4, 1944) is an American keyboard player, session musician, songwriter, record producer, best known for his keyboard work with Crosby Stills and Nash, James Taylor, and Jackson Browne. Biography He was born in Cle ...
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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's first official credit came on a 1972 recording of ''Peter and the Wolf'' for Uni ...
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. The album was a follow-up to the Henske-Yester collaboration, ''
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''. Perhaps to its detriment, Rosebud was seen as a democratic enterprise, with all band members contributing songs and singing, broadly in a countryish soft rock style—rather than making the best use of Henske's remarkable voice and songwriting abilities. 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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, and again in 2017 with bonus tracks 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

# "Panama" # "Le Soleil" # "Reno" # "Western Wisconsin" # "Lorelei" # "Salvation" # "Lullabye II" # "The Yum Yum Man" # "Roll Home Cheyenne" # "Flying to Morning" 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)


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