A Woman to Know: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
All this new stuff they call rock n' roll — why, I've been playing it for years now. — Sister Rosetta
(Photo by Chris Ware)
Today, watch Sister Rosetta Tharpe perform "This Train."
Add to your reading list:
Shout, Sister, Shout! (Gayle Wald)
Read more:
Meet the black woman who invented the rock n' roll sound (Fusion)
The godmother of rock n' roll (The Guardian)
#WCW Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Gospel-Singing Godmother of Rock n' Roll (She Shreds)
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