Sister Rosetta Tharpe crashed the gospel circuit with her legendary guitar playing, donning the appropriate title, the Godmother of Rock and Roll who as a black, female, bisexual artist is an inspiration to us all.
00:00 - Introduction
00:50 - Early Life
02:47 - Music Career
05:44 - Queerness & Relationships
08:13 - Later Career
08:58 - Legacy
Information:
Shout, Sister, Shout | Gayle F Wald: https://shoutsistershout.net
YouTube Channel | Rosetta Tharpe: https://www.youtube.com/@RosettaTharpeMusic
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/sister-rosetta-tharpe
4.. Blues: https://blues.org/blues_hof_inductee/sister-rosetta-tharpe/
PBS; https://www.pbs.org/video/religion-and-ethics-newsweekly-church-god-christ/
Afropunk | Erin White: https://afropunk.com/2019/03/rosetta-tharpe/
Discover Music | Stu Hackel: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/sister-rosetta-tharpe-rocknroll-pioneer/
Rolling Stone | Will Hermes: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/why-sister-rosetta-tharpe-belongs-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-123738/
Church of God in Christ - C.H. Mason: https://www.cogic.org/foundersweek/about-c-h-mason/
WikiTree - Thomas Thorpe: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thorpe-3447
Edinburgh Music Review | Pat Monroe: https://www.edinburghmusicreview.com/blog/sister-rosetta-tharpe-godmother-of-rock-amp-roll
Music:
Didn't it Rain | Sister Rosetta Tharpe
From My Heart | BDKSonic (VN Video Editor)
Better Days | Bensound.com
Inspire | Bensound.com
Creative Minds | Bensound.com
Dreams | Bensound.com
Rock Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9JezItjWIU
That's All - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IX6rv6y8AHQ
My Man and I - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR8M5LHC2L4
The Lonesome Road - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpe2wYcO8bc
Didn't it Rain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9a49oFalZE
Up Above My Head - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ
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