That gig in Manchester UK was attended by Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Rolling Stones members Keith Richards and Brian Jones. Sister Rosetta was a legend who was shamefully underrated in the USA at the time, but her influence on UK rock and blues was immense.
She was a member of the Church of God, Afro-American pentecostal church. I think she is on the origins of the terms rock and roll. Rock being God, and Roll, the Holy Spirit flowing. In 1938, she had a song titled: Rock me. She was an influence for Led Zeppelin. They did some covers of her music. Robert Plant and Alison Kraus have a beautiful song about her: Sister Rosetta goes before us.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was an American singer & guitarist. She attained popularity in the 30's-40's with her gospel recordings & was referred to as "the original soul sister" & "the Godmother of rock & roll". She influenced early rock & roll musicians, including Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley & Jerry Lee Lewis. Tharpe was a pioneer in her guitar technique & used heavy distortion on her electric guitar. Her style of playing influenced British guitarists such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck & Keith Richards. Some of her songs are "Rock Me", "That's All", "My Man & I", "The Lonesome Road", "This Train", "Down By The Riverside", "Strange Things Happening Every Day" etc.
That's Blues, not Rock and Roll. If you can't hear the difference, you're tone deaf. That screeching and wailing goes through my head like a nail. It's like fingernails going down a blackboard.
@@stevenmeyer9674 -- You are obviously the impressionable, modern, Liberal White guy. Nothing I say will change your mind, but here goes anyway. Whites new how to play it with that fast, uptempo rhythm. Guys like Eddie Cochrane with "C'mon Everybody," and "Summertime Blues," or "Twenty Flight Rock," and "Something Else." Listen to the great rhythms on "Hound Dog" by Elvis with Scotty Moore's incredible guiatar work. Try "Train Kept A Rollin" by The Johnny Burnette Trio. I doubt if you will hear what I'm saying, not your generation, but maybe.
@@ricenglish4556 Dude. it ain't that serious. Why so bitter? By the way, I'm probably older than you, and have probably listened to music longer than you. Also my opinion of her is not original. it is actual musicologists that have credited her as being one of the originators of what has become R&R.
@@stevenmeyer9674 -- Once again, that's not Rock. I'm 69 years old and have listened to more music in the last month than you have in your whole life. Please, I beg you, DON'T listen to Rock. Stick to your Blues crap. I will never comment on any of your videos again. Don't listen to what I do.
My favorite story is a young Elvis use to sneak out of his house To sit in the back of the Black Church to hear Her . Im convinced it's where he got some of his.swag on.. There'd a whole different Side to Sister R ..She struggled between Gospel and Secular Music & kinda lived a rock n roll lifestyle Too.see what she can really do , and that outside should watch Best Rifs ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gELe5Rj_tXU.htmlsi=EGpcogGFMct0u2IF
Hard to believe ,isn't it but this is how it started and how it all happened. Rock and roll did not start in England .....LOL.nor did it start with Elvis either .
@@edprzydatek8398 -- If you listen to the rhythms on Elvis's music, they're uptempo and foot tapping. Scotty Moore's guitar is the start of Rock and Roll. White Radio Stations were just smart. They knew a sound when they heard it. You don't.
