Episode 32: Meet Rock and Roll Eve (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)

Published: Dec. 11, 2020, 6 a.m.

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The most important story that was never told: the story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. A queer, black woman pioneered guitar playing and influenced the birth of a whole new genre of music. Sister Rosetta gained notoriety for her recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and electric guitar that was extremely important to the origins of rock and roll.

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