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Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol 3 1946 - 1947 DOCD-5607 Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol 3 1946 -1947 Sister Rosetta Tharpe, guitar, vocal. With contributions by; Genre; Gospel. Informative booklet notes by Ken Romanowski. Sister Rosetta Tharpe (born Rosetta Nubin in Cotton Plant, Arkansas on March 20, 1915) was already a seasoned veteran of the gospel highway by the time she burst upon the national scene in 1938. During the next two years she performed in New York at the Cotton Club with Cab Calloway and Andy Kirk, played the Apollo and the Savoy Ballroom with Lucky Millinder, and appeared at John Hammond's historic Spirituals To Swing concert at Carnegie Hall, bringing gospel music to the attention of mainstream America and becoming gospel's first national star in the process. Continued... More Info on our New Store >> |
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