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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Sister Rosetta Tharpe on 21 March 2020. Sister Rosetta Tharpe has been played on NTS over 40 times, featured on 22 episodes and was first played on 19 February 2015.

"Sister" Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973) was a pioneering U.S. Gospel singer and songwriter who attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and early rock accompaniment. She became the first great recording star of Gospel music, first surfacing on the pop charts in 1939 with "This Train", her version of the traditional gospel standard.

Born Rosetta Nubin on the 20th March…

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My Journey To The Sky
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight, Sam Price Trio
Decca1949
My Journey To The Sky
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight, Sam Price TrioDecca1949
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His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight, Sam Price Trio
Frémeaux & Associés2005
His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight, Sam Price TrioFrémeaux & Associés2005
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Didn't It Rain
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight, Sam Price Trio
Decca1947
Didn't It Rain
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight, Sam Price TrioDecca1947
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Nobody's Fault But Mine
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Decca1949
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Sister Rosetta TharpeDecca1949
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Walking Up The King's Highway
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Savoy Records1968
Walking Up The King's Highway
Sister Rosetta TharpeSavoy Records1968
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Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Complete Blues2008
Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air
Sister Rosetta TharpeComplete Blues2008
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Rock Me
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Brunswick1938
Rock Me
Sister Rosetta TharpeBrunswick1938
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Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Mercury1956
Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air
Sister Rosetta TharpeMercury1956
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Jericho
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Mercury1956
Jericho
Sister Rosetta TharpeMercury1956
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Never Let Go His Hand
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight
MCA Records1975
Never Let Go His Hand
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie KnightMCA Records1975
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