Whitney Rebecca Rose was born and raised in Charlottetown, the capital of Prince Edward Island. Her grandparents ran a bar called the Union Hall. Rose's favorite song from the age of two was Hank Williams’ “There’s a Tear in My Beer”, which she'd sing to bar customers — sometimes crawling downstairs after her bedtime, and sometimes being paid a dollar to sing. As she jokes, "I guess it became my career pretty early on. And the pay is about the same now, too. Not much has changed.”

Turning her nose up at her family collection of more currently popular fare, Rose favored the "queen bees" of Nashville like Kitty Wells, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton. She also preferred "country kingpins" like Hank Williams, George Jones, and Keith Whitley. Rummaging through her grandparents’ cassette tapes, she discovered the Ronettes and “the ‘Runaround Sue’ guy,” Dion DiMucci. Of her taste for music, Rose says, “I still listen to that stuff today. And I did even through my teenage years. My friends never wanted to drive with me because I would not be listening to like quote-unquote, cool music”.

"Don't Take Yourself Too Damn Seriously”, is the origin of both the title and ethos of Whitney Rose's latest album, Rule 62.
Playful yet uncompromising, Whitney Rose reminds us of popular music's rich history of strong female voices and perspectives, and on Rule 62, she channels her inner Nancy Sinatra, Bobbie Gentry and Françoise Hardy. Rule 62 finds Rose "breaking up with patriarchy," a breakup evidenced by new songs that show verve, swagger and self-assurance in Rose's instinctive sense of tone, broadened scope and attention to detail.

"WHITNEY ROSE’S VOICE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMIN' ON OUT OF A TIME MACHINE IN RCA’S STUDIO B IN NASHVILLE CIRCA 1960. HER SONGWRITING BLENDS VINTAGE R&B AND RETRO COUNTRY.” - MAGNET

“THE SOUND THE YOUNG SINGER-SONGWRITER HAS CRAFTED FOR HERSELF IS ENTIRELY TEXAN TWANG.” - ROLLING STONE

“READY-MADE FOR PACKING A CENTRAL TEXAS DANCE HALL.” - AUSTIN CHRONICLE