“Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll”

The gospel roots of the ‘Godmother of rock ‘n’ roll’

By Daniel Burke — February 19, 2013
(RNS) Before Elvis and Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash. Before Aretha and Whitney and Beyonce. Before the blues met gospel and conceived rock 'n’ roll, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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