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Bookmark or Share- 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. She sang traditional gospel songs with contemporary jazz tempos that she played on her electric guitar.
- Timeline: The Years of Sister Rosetta Tharpe - PBS2007 – Gayle Wald publishes Shout, Sister, Shout: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It is the first full-length work about Rosetta Tharpe, based on interviews ...
- 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 | Rock & Roll Hall of FameSister Rosetta was the first guitar heroine of rock & roll. Her heartfelt gospel folksiness gave way to her roaring mastery of her trusty Gibson Les Paul Custom, which she wielded on a level that rivaled the best of her male contemporaries. Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
- The Untold Truth Of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Godmother Of ... - GrungeSister Rosetta Tharpe, who would have been 105 this year, may be one of the most consistently under-appreciated performers in music history. Despite receiving the title of "the godmother of rock 'n' roll," and being a major inspiration for some of the world's biggest artists, including Bob Dylan and Chuck Berry, per the The Guardian, she has ...
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