Cotton Plant, Woodruff County, Arkansas, United States (1915 – 1973)
"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 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, she began performing at age four… read more
Top Tracks
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| 1 | Play on youtube | My Journey to the Sky |
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| 2 | Strange Things Happening Every Day |
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| 3 | Shout, Sister, Shout! |
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| 4 | Play on youtube | This Train |
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| 5 | Play on youtube | Jericho |
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| 6 | Play on youtube | Didn't It Rain |
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| 7 | Play on youtube | Stand By Me |
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| 8 | Play on youtube | Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air |
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| 9 | Rock Daniel (VD129) |
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| 10 | Play on youtube | Down by the Riverside |
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Top Albums
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9,365 listeners
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol. 2 1942-1944
7,063 listeners
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol. 3 (1946-1947)
6,428 listeners
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3,758 listeners
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Gospel Blues - The Very Best Of
2,454 listeners
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2,081 listeners
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