BIOGRAPHY: Sister Rosetta Tharpe - The Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll - The Heroine Collective

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The Heroine Collective

She could out-play Chuck. She could out-sing Aretha. And she influenced everyone from Elvis to Rod. The Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a true pioneer. She helped shape modern popular music, was one of the few black female guitarists to ever find commercial success and the first artist to blend gospel with the secular.