A gospel superstar, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) combined traditional gospel music with virtuoso guitar solos on her Gibson SG to create a groundbreaking sound that would ...
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (AFRO Archives) It should come as no surprise that Tharpe’s chosen path was a career in music ... she scored her first single, “Rock Me,” a gospel and rock and roll ...