I agree with you 100% ---- Sister Rosetta started rock and roll! She's the Queen and the Mother of it all! Her guitar playing was so unique and so original that nobody had ever heard anything like it ever before. On top of that she sang with wonderful passion and intensity. People like Chuck Berry were totally inspired by her and so were many others.
Oh Man...if she was still with us today...she'd be selling out every venue today...nobody ever Had It like her...she still rocks my Soul every time I see her play..God Bless That Talented Singer and Performer!
The perspective of this woman writer Gail Wall is absolutely awesome. I thought I was a Sister Rosetta expert but she is on a whole different level. I'm gonna buy this book as a x mas gift to all my musician friends. Sister Rosetta Tharpe is a musical genius and many don't even know her name. She sang with a Gospel and Blues voice but she played guitar like a rock n roller! She is the epitome of "cool"!
I found out about her through some records that my brother had when I started listening to them I was blown away and I would always tell people she was the first rock and roller. Of course nobody knew who she was and would deny it As I got older I started watching videos they were popping up on RU-vid and I can see her doing things that todays rock ‘n’ roll guitar players imitate I can go on for hours talking about this but point being this truly is the queen of rock ‘n’ roll without a doubt
You rarely see her looking at the fingerboard .. such a natural talent and like he said " a force of nature" She is my kind of player, going on intuition and laying it down hard. She transcends time in a way that only truly gifted musicians can. It is a down right dirty shame that Sister Rosetta Tharpe has no exposure like Leadbelly and others used to have. And that white SG .. Good God Almighty. We don't have a word for that.
Thank u for sharing this beautiful legend story with us. I love Rock n Roll Music, Elvis, Chuck Berry, n all the others n to know that it all happened because of this beautiful blessed n gifted lady. God bless her for sharing her gift n talent with us.
When I first learned about Sister Rosetta Tharpe it made me physically tremble with rage the way she had been left out of the rock n roll cannon. Im glad thats being rectified.
Excellent coverage on Ms. Thorpe! Out of all the You Tube videos I've watched about the 'Godmother of Rock and Roll'; this and 'The Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe'(1-4) are the most informative!
I have known about this Lovely Time Machine Woman since I was 10 years old-am 75 now==I am especially Fond of Rosetta because we Share the Same Home Town of Cotton Plant, AR.. I Promote her History in Music everywhere I go. It is very Sad to me that so Many Black people Know Nothing about this Music Legend--the Grandmother of Rock and Roll and the Blues, should have also Included Gospel...VIP....
Thanks for your kind words about Sister Rosetta Tharpe. I was also from Cotton Plant. Unfortunately, I never heard of her until about 10 years ago when on a whim I decided to Google famous people from Cotton Plant and up she popped. I was blown away when I did my research and realized how talented, famous and influential she was. She was well before my time. But, it certainly made me proud to think that a black woman from "dark corner" made such a huge impact in the music industry!
She was the Queen for sure , she and muddy waters and lighting hopkins were same age group , when they toured to England in the 60s That song nailed it for me of why she is the queen .Johnny Cash has name her his biggest influence .
What I want to know is when are they're going to make a movie of Rosetta Thrope the GODDESS of ROCK N ROLL, many movies have been made of Elvis Presley, the so-called the king of rock n roll even Buddy Holly and many more, who were influence by her!!!
'What was the biggest influence on the British and world-wide music scene in 1964?.... No, not the Beatles, but rather Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Big Mama Thornton, Willie Dixon and The American Folk Blues Festival concert series which toured annually in the UK in 1962! Soon to be stars such as Peter Green,Jimmy Page, all of Led Zeppelin,Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Eric Burden, Van Morrison, Rod Stewart, Jack Bruce, Steve Winwood, Keith Richards, all watched these performers when they came to the UK. Not to mention The Beatles themselves! Ringo, when asked by an American reporter what he would like to see in America? replied, " Muddy Waters" .
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Just a Note, Elvis Loved Rosetta Tharp and Johnny Cash said that she was his Favorite Gospel Singer. Yes, Many Rock and Roll Artist Copied her Style but Race in my Opinion should not be Considered if Music/Singing is Good--during the 50-70's Many Black Music Entertainers were Enjoyed by White people and vise versa. I have talked with many Black people that Loved Elvis and Johnny Cash even tho he mostly sing Country. The 4 Tops, Little Richard, Fats Domino, the Supremes were greatly Enjoyed by White people. Sadly, I guess because i am much older, I despise Rapp Music but many young white kids love it...
Sister Rosetta was terrific, and I saw her perform in Liverpool UK 1964 BUT her importance in the development of rock & roll/rock music is being exaggerated. Chuck Berry and Scotty Moore were far more important guitar players, and Chuck was drawing mainly on T Bone Walker and Scotty on Merle Travis/Chet Atkins. Why Rosetta wasn't even the Queen of Gospel back then. That honour went to Mahalia Jackson. BTW, back in Liverpool UK, I had a little chat with Rosetta ( she was very exuberant ) and got her autograph.
@@lisablack8892 You're a parrot, simply repeating information - false information - that you've heard. Do some real research before making daft statements.
@@musik102 Rosetta Tharpe is the inventor of Rock and Roll and this has been acknowledged finally and well over due by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . I stated incorrectly their have been people who have tried to imitate her style. But the men just can not out due the Queen and King of Rock and Roll Ms.Rosetta Tharpe.
