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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

MUSICIAN Mar 20, 1915 - Oct 9, 1973

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Her guitar playing, her gospel recordings, her hit "Strange Things Happening Every Day"

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll (Feb 2013)Directed by Mick Csaky

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Playlist: The One and Only Queen of Hot Gospel

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Timeline: The Years of Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sister Rosetta Tharpe with-Duke-Ellington Cab Calloway-in-1939

Photo Gallery: The Sister Rosetta Tharpe Archive

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll -- Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Didn't it Rain (Live 1964)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll -- Trailer: The Godmother of Rock & Roll

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll -- Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Mick Csaky on making the film

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