SISTER ROSETTA THARPE
Apr 28, 2020
1 minute
he annals of guitar-hero history are dominated by familiar names such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Chuck Berry, but Sister Rosetta Tharpe – the godmother of rock’n’roll – was tearing up the live circuit obituary called her a “Top Gospel Singer” but made scant reference to her guitar playing.
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