Pat71 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 (edited) Before watching a documentary about her called "The Godmother of Rock'n'Roll," aired on BBC4 a week ago, I was only vaguely aware of her name as a result of "Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us" on Raising Sand. She's incredible! Robert is quoted on another thread as saying he saw her in his youth when she was on the bill with Son House. With Tinariwen and Sister Rosetta Robert's helped shine the light on some life-altering music in recent years. Check this out: Edited January 21, 2011 by Pat71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) Nice to see a Sister Rosetta thread! She was way cool. Edited to add: I haven't seen the documentary, but would really love to see it. Got to check if they will be showing it again. Edited January 24, 2011 by Swede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 One of the ALL-TIME GREATS! along with Mahalia Jackson, Bessie Smith, Billie and Ella. If you saw the great French movie "Amelie", they used part of this clip in the film. There is an absolutely ESSENTIAL UK label Proper 4-disc box set of Sister Rosetta Tharpe that you must get if you don't have one already ....it's called "Original Soul Sister". Love the Proper Box sets...4 discs, a separate booklet with cool photos and liner notes and recording information...and all for around $20-$25. Some of my favourite Proper Boxes: Stan Kenton...Anita O'Day...Sons of the Pioneers...Hank Williams...Les Paul & Mary Ford...John Coltrane...Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. And, of course, the Sister Rosetta Tharpe one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Had no clue about the box set. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Had no clue about the box set. Thanks for the info! A friend of mine has been touting those Proper box sets for years but I've yet to pick up one. Looks like I need to change that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat71 Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) Jahfin, seeing your avatar reminds me that Sister Rosetta was apparently Johnny Cash's favourite singer when he was growing up. As the documentary stressed,though, it was her guitar work on top of her voice and charm that made her so great. She rocked!! "Strange things happening every day", recorded in 1944, is heralded by some as "the first rock'n'roll record". Glad to see that her grave in Philadelphia now has a grand headstone, as a result of the proceeds from a tribute concert. There is now a day named after her in Pennsylvania (January 11th). Edited January 27, 2011 by Pat71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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