Sister rosetta tharpe

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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

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

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!:

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.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Michael Rougier. 1950)

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.

Sure, Keith Richards borrowed some of his best licks from Chuck Berry. But do you know who Chuck Berry borrowed from? Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Tharpe was one of the pioneers of 20th century music, a flamboyant, larger-than-life figure who fused gospel and blues into something new.