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Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Didn’t It Rain, Children
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What year is this video? The production values are amazing.
That was cool as hell!
Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll!
I love this lady! The godmother of rock and roll herself.
[Frank Turner – Sister Rosetta](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODMIahXUK4M)
[This one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnWz2AJ4I7s) is my favorite performance.
rock and roll was pioneered by a black woman from arkansas! you must love it
She performs, she acts, she plays, she rocks.
Such an incredible musician and performer. A music buddy introduced me to her a few years back when we were on a late night drunken jam session and she just floored me.
Since we’re posting personal favorites…
[Up Above My Head](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmEgnDl3J4U)
[This Train](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoarRnTfEFY)
[This Little Light of Mine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj3fpujjFis) (killer solos near the end)
The roots of Rock and Roll.
Fun fact: from my understanding the producers wanted her to wear more ratty clothing, consistent with the set design and fetishization of the poor, black America that created the blues that served as the bedrock of rock and roll. She flatly refused, opting instead to dress with an elegant coat and high heels. And then proceeded to absolutely shred the electric guitar, an instrument who’s playing she helped innovate. She has an amazing story, and deserves to be recognized and talked about in the history of rock and roll.
That SG is incredible. She is the godmother of rock
just wow
W O W
From her Wikipedia article: A concert, in the rain, was recorded by Granada Television at the disused railway station at Wilbraham Road, Manchester, in May 1964. The band performed on one platform while the audience was seated on the opposite platform.
The truly amazing part of this video is seeing a crowd of white people clapping on the 2s and 4s. Absolutely unheard of.
She influenced Chuck Berry and Hendrix, easy to see how…
They have her playing on an enormous wraparound screen in the music section of the National Museum of African American Culture and History in DC.
Hands down, I don’t think there’s a music history museum that comes CLOSE to that part of the museum.
I’ve devoured every moment of footage available of Sister Rosetta. Go read about her wedding.
In this clip, she’s performing on the train station platform and the audience is in bleachers on the other side of the tracks. Her influence is immeasurable.
Here’s a link to the documentary on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKK_EQ4pj9A&ab_channel=ClaudiaAssef
edit: link to doc
That’s an important comma.
My respects for Sister Rosetta, much better than many of now.
Elizabeth Cotten deserves more respect too.
https://youtu.be/IUK8emiWabU
This song is a good tribute.
https://youtu.be/akHxXrqtqq0
This song slaps. She had one of the first electric guitars and played it well.
Is this lip synced over an audio recording? I see zero microphones or recording devices and here voice is CRYSTAL clear and balanced with the guitar and band.
Believe this song was first cut by tharpe in 1947 she was a trailblazer
This my great great great grandma
Queen of Rock n Roll
They had dressed the disused station up to resemble what they imagined the “deep South” would look like. Then the typical Mancunian weather drenched it. Sister Rosetta made the call to change the set list at the last minute and perform this as the opening number.