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The World Of Rosetta Tharpe: A Turning The Tables Playlist

Without Sister Rosetta Tharpe, we wouldn't have rock and roll as we know it now. Our playlist features some of Tharpe's best songs, as well as music from her influences and inheritors.
Rosetta Tharpe performs in 1938.

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Without Sister Rosetta Tharpe, we wouldn't have rock and roll as we know it now. Her pioneering guitar virtuosity was fueled by the gospel

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