Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Wikipedia
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (born Rosetta Nubin, March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) [1] was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her Gospel …
Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Biography, Songs, & Death | Britannica
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 …
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - National Women's History Museum
In 1935 at age 19, Tharpe married a Church of God in Christ preacher named Thomas Tharpe. Though her marriage with Thomas would not last, her time in church with him was where she donned her …
Tharpe, "Sister Rosetta" - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
May 23, 2025 · Arkansas native Rosetta Nubin Tharpe was one of gospel music ’s first superstars, the first gospel performer to record for a major record label (Decca), and an early crossover from gospel …
Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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 …
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock and Roll
A gospel superstar, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) combined traditional gospel music with virtuoso guitar solos on her Gibson SG to create a groundbreaking sound that …
Sister Tharpe | Pennsylvania Center for the Book
Pioneer of gospel rock, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, was born in Arkansas in 1915 and gained attention as a musical prodigy while traveling with her evangelist mother known as Katie Bell.