Sister Rosetta Tharpe Archives

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Tag: Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Yola portrays rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’

Kevin Kresse is building a high-profile statue of Johnny Cash, one piece at a time

To-Do List: The Rep’s ‘Marie and Rosetta,’ Mary Gauthier, Argenta Plaza Summer Series, ‘Raya and...

The Rep is back in July with a play about Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Pharoah Sanders and others among musicians with masters potentially lost in UMG...

A Q&A with Nikki Hill

Sister Rosetta doc streaming online

Today on Twitter: Beth Ditto, Ben Nichols, ‘James Brown!’

Sister Rosetta Tharpe – ‘Silent Night’