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Michael Hepworth<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Before Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, or Chuck Berry, there was Sister Rosetta <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n HOLLYWOOD (Perfect Music Today) 2\/19\/17\/-Sister Rosetta Tharpe<\/b> (March 20, 1915 \u2013 October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and recording artist. A pioneer of mid-20th-century music, she attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel<\/a> recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and rhythmic accompaniment that was a precursor of rock and roll<\/a>. She was the first great recording star of gospel music and among the first gospel musicians to appeal to rhythm-and-blues<\/a> and rock-and-roll audiences, later being referred to as “the original soul sister” and “the godmother of rock and roll”.[1]<\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/a><\/sup>[4]<\/a><\/sup>[5]<\/a><\/sup>[6]<\/a><\/sup> She influenced early rock-and-roll musicians, including Little Richard<\/a>, Johnny Cash<\/a>, Chuck Berry<\/a>, Elvis Presley<\/a> and Jerry Lee Lewis<\/a>.[5]<\/a><\/sup>[7]<\/a><\/sup>[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n Willing to cross the line between sacred and secular by performing her music of “light” in the “darkness” of nightclubs<\/a> and concert halls with big bands<\/a> behind her, Tharpe pushed spiritual music into the mainstream and helped pioneer the rise of pop-gospel, beginning with her 1939 hit “This Train”.[1]<\/a><\/sup> Her unique music left a lasting mark on more conventional gospel artists, such as Ira Tucker, Sr., of the Dixie Hummingbirds<\/a>. While she offended some conservative churchgoers with her forays into the pop world, she never left gospel music.<\/p>\n Tharpe’s 1944 hit “Down by the Riverside<\/a>” was selected for the National Recording Registry<\/a> of the U.S. Library of Congress in 2004, which noted that it “captures her spirited guitar playing and unique vocal style, demonstrating clearly her influence on early rhythm-and-blues performers” and cited her influence on “many gospel, jazz<\/a>, and rock<\/a> artists”.[9]<\/a><\/sup> (“Down by the Riverside” was recorded by Tharpe on December 2, 1948, in New York City, and issued as Decca single 48106.[10]<\/a><\/sup>) Her 1945 hit “Strange Things Happening Every Day<\/a>“, recorded in late 1944, featured Tharpe’s vocals and electric guitar<\/a>, with Sammy Price<\/a> (piano), bass and drums. It was the first gospel record to cross over<\/a>, hitting no. 2 on the Billboard<\/a><\/i> “race records<\/a>” chart, the term then used for what later became the R&B chart<\/a>, in April 1945.[11]<\/a><\/sup>[12]<\/a><\/sup> The recording has been cited as precursor of rock and roll.[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n Sister Rosetta<\/strong>\u00a0Tharpe, Godmother of Rock & Roll, Guitar Hero<\/strong>, and Blues Hall of Fame https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch? <\/p>\n Michael Hepworth<\/p>\n 287 S.Robertson Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211<\/p>\n www.perfectmealtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmealtoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSpiritsman<\/a><\/p>\n www.spiritsman.com<\/a><\/p>\n mrspiritsman@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectskintoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectskintoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfecttraveltoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfecttraveltoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectmealtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmealtoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectgolftoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectgolftoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectmusictoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmusictoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.champagnewinemaison.com<\/a><\/p>\n champagnewinemaison@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/alquimie.com.au\/publicatio<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/imgres-32.jpeg\")
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\nTharpe, Godmother of Rock & Roll, Guitar Hero, and Blues Hall of Fame
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