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Bookmark or Share- Sister Rosetta Tharpe - WikipediaSister Rosetta Tharpe (born Rosetta Nubin, March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and electric guitar.
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s Rock Legacy: Who She Influenced - VultureSister Rosetta Tharpe made history in the 1940s when she cranked the distortion up on her electric guitar, imbuing gospel standards with muscular grooves that would come to be called “rock and ...
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Biography, Songs, & Death | BritannicaSister Rosetta Tharpe (born March 20, 1915, Cotton Plant, Arkansas, U.S.—died October 9, 1973, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American guitar player and gospel and blues singer who was popular in the 1930s and ’40s.
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe, singer who inspired Elvis: one of many women ...Off-screen, the “godmother of rock‘n’roll” Sister Rosetta Tharpe spoke wearily from the flip-side of that truth: These kids and their rock‘n roll is just sped up rhythm and blues. I’ve ...
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Home - Rock and Roll Hall of FameSister Rosetta Tharpe was the first guitar heroine of rock and roll. Her heartfelt gospel folksiness gave way to her roaring mastery of her trusty Gibson SG, which she wielded on a level that rivaled the best of her male contemporaries.
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