Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sister Rosetta Tharpe (20 Mac 1915 – 9 Oktober 1973) adalah seorang penyanyi, penulis lagu, gitaris dan artis rakaman Amerika Syarikat.

Muzik gubahan beliau yang menerapkan unsur spiritual lagu rakaman gospel membina asas muzik pecontoh genre rock and rollCosby, James A. (2016). Devil's Music Holy Rollers and Hillbillies: How America Gave Birth to Rock and Roll. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2016. Print. 2, 7-8, 112-13, 117-19, 138, 179 sehingga sering dijolok seumpama "tok guru" atau "mak derinyah rock and roll" (godmother of rock and roll).Wald, Gayle. Shout, Sister, Shout! p. vii. Malah, gaya memainkan gitar elektrik beliau yang menonjol sendiri mempengaruhi banyak pemuzik awal dalam genre ini termasuk Bob Dylan, Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley dan Jerry Lee Lewis.

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 Gospel Songs (Decca, 1947)
 Blessed Assurance (Decca, 1951)
 Gospel Train (Mercury, 1956)
 The Gospel Truth (Mercury, 1959)
 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (MGM, 1960)
 Spirituals in Rhythm (Promenade, 1960)
 Sister on Tour (Verve, 1961)
 The Gospel Truth (Verve, 1962)
 Precious Memories (Savoy, 1968)
 Gospel Keepsakes (MCA, 1983)
 Live in 1960 (Southland, 1991)
 Live at the Hot Club de France (BMG/Milan, 1991)

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 Discography 


 Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll, written and directed by Mick Csaky, PBS, American Masters, January 9, 2013
 The Gospel of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, National Public Radio, All Things Considered, January 17, 2004
 Interview with Tharpe biographer Gayle F. Wald, WILL-AM radio, February 22, 2007
 Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Etched in Stone at Last, National Public Radio, All Things Considered, March 20, 2009
 Premier Guitar – Forgotten Heroes: Sister Rosetta Tharpe