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Fu anche compositrice ed ebbe una grande popolarità negli anni trenta e quaranta grazie alla particolare fusione di spiritual e blues presente nei suoi lavori musicali. È considerata la prima grande star del gospel fin dal 1930 ed è famosa come la "original soul sister" della musica su vinile.
Sister 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.
19 apr 2024 · Sister 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.
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8 mar 2022 · Sister Rosetta Tharpe è stata la prima, vera star della musica gospel ad incidere su disco la sua musica fatta di spiritualità, blues e chitarra elettrica ben prima che lo strumento diventasse il tratto distintivo del rock. Nata nel 1915 in Arkansas, Rosetta Atkins cresce circondata dalla musica.
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10 set 2022 · Sister Rosetta Tharpe: ecco chi inventò davvero il rock ‘n roll. By Francesca Brioschi. 10 Settembre 2022. No comments. Sister Rosetta Tharpe è il nome della vulcanica cantante e chitarrista afroamericana che, negli anni Trenta, dettò le basi per i pionieri del rock 'n roll anni Cinquanta.
20 lug 2020 · The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Collaborating with boogie-woogie pianist Sam Price in 1944, Sister Rosetta released “Strange Things Happening Every Day”. The song was a smash, reaching #2 on the Billboard R&B chart. It was the first gospel song to make Billboard's Harlem Hit Parade.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Introduction. Sister 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. "That's All"
