maphis was a band member and featured soloist on the "town hall party" radio (and later television) program broadcast throughout the 1950s. emanating from the los angeles area, maphis was a regular on the program which including many recording stars of the day including tex ritter, johnny cash, gene autry, bob wills and the texas playboys and many others. "town hall party," was later syndicated under the name "ranch party," and seen in most parts of the country. he was also a regular guest on the jimmy dean television show in the 1960s. joe and rose performed on the pbs television broadcast "austin city limits," in 1984 as part of the programs, "legends series." fellow music industry insiders and fans had begun calling joe and rose, "mr. and mrs. country music."