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Rolfyboy6 | Help: Blues Related to Spirituals (48) | RE: Help: Blues Related to Spirituals | 13 Apr 02 |
I'm having trouble finding her recordings. She's so powerful. Sister Rosetta Tharpe was the daughter of a Sactified gospel singer and grew up touring with her mother. She did both gospel and secular blues and due to criticism became a Baptist so she could continue to do the occaisional blues. Her work is being mined by modern musicians. It's A Girl Thang: Rosetta Tharpe |