Rosetta tharpe

To Arkansongs radio show host and musician Stephen Koch, Arkansas is the most influential state in the U.S. when it comes to music.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

This week, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced they would posthumously honor the pioneer of mid-20th century music. Here's what you should know about Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

The familiar, yet superficial history of rock and roll begins in the early 1950s with Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed crowing “That’s Bill Haley and the Comets rockin’ and rollin’ you with ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll.’” Yet a much deeper history exists and a more complex set of origins.

A new study by Fender found that 50% of new guitar players are female, but women have been rocking the guitar world throughout history.

SKU: 57878Creator: Henry HeringDate: 1957-11-21Location: Mirrorpix CollectionMirrorpix

For too long, Black women were overlooked and disregarded in America. Here are 10 Black woman trailblazers who made this country better.

As The Godmother of Rock & Roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s highly-anticipated induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Early Influences wing approaches, Verve/UMe is bringing the trailblazer’s vaunted catalog into the digital age, making more than 200 songs available for download and streaming, most for the first time ever. The initiative, which includes […]

Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Michael Rougier. 1950)

When people would ask her about her music, she would say, “Oh, these kids and rock and roll — this is just sped up rhythm and blues. I've been doing that forever.” - Gayle Wald, author of Shout, Sister, Shout!: