Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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Born
20 March 1915
Born In
Cotton Plant, Woodruff County, Arkansas, United States
Died
9 October 1973 (aged 58)
"Sister" Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973) was a pioneering U.S. Gospel singer and songwriter who attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and early rock accompaniment. She became the first great recording star of Gospel music, first surfacing on the pop charts in 1939 with "This Train", her version of the traditional gospel standard. Born Rosetta Nubin on the 20th March 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, she began performing at age four, billed as "Little Rosetta Nubin, the singing and guitar playing miracle", ac… read more
"Sister" Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973) was a pioneering U.S. Gospel singer and songwriter who attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and early rock accompaniment. She became the first great recording star of Gospel music, first surfac… read more
"Sister" Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973) was a pioneering U.S. Gospel singer and songwriter who attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and early rock accompaniment. She became the first great recording star of Gospel music, first surfacing on the pop charts in 1939 with "This Train", her version o… read more

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1 Play track Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol. 3 (1946-1947) My Journey to the Sky
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 57 listeners
2 Play track The Gospel Of The Blues Strange Things Happening Every Day
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3 Play track Gospel Train Jericho
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4 Play track The Gospel Of The Blues Didn't It Rain
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5 Play track The Gospel Of The Blues This Train
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6 Play track The Gospel Of The Blues Rock Me
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7 Play track Gospel Train Precious Memories
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8 Play track The Gospel Of The Blues Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air
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9 Play track Gospel Train Fly Away
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10 Play track The Gospel Of The Blues Down by the Riverside
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Albums

  1. 40,040 listeners

    1 Jan 1956 · 14 tracks

    Gospel Train (Expanded Edition)
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  2. 24,134 listeners

    1 Jan 2003 · 18 tracks

    The Gospel Of The Blues
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  3. 22,094 listeners

    31 Dec 1994 · 27 tracks

    Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol. 2 1942-1944
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  4. 18,921 listeners

    1 Jan 1956 · 12 tracks

    Gospel Train
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