Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The OG of Rock and Roll

[NoirDynosaur]

She gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and electric guitar.

The first great recording star of gospel music, and was among the first gospel musicians to appeal to rhythm and blues and rock and rollaudiences, later being referred to as "the original soul sister" and "the Godmother of rock and roll"

Apparently, she was Elvis Presley’s biggest influence

 

[levitate]

You listened to Godfrey podcast too, hunh?

 

[Samori Toure]

White people favorite rock and country stars, were influenced by her. People like Elvis, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis.

 

[Black Man of the Nile]

Legend

 

[Lexington Steele]

I bet she posted on LSA.

 

[NoirDynosaur]

White people favorite rock and country stars, were influenced by her. People like Elvis, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis.

As always, imitation is the highest form of flattery

But of course, we need to acknowledge our own before culture vultures do it for us

 

[NoirDynosaur]

You listened to Godfrey podcast too, hunh?

One of my main podcasts I check out

 

[Samori Toure]

As always, imitation is the highest form of flattery

But of course, we need to acknowledge our own before culture vultures do it for us

Her guitar riffs became the rock and roll standard. Another guy that Elvis was influenced by and imitated was Jackie Wilson.

 

[Carl Tethers]

Her guitar riffs became the rock and roll standard. Another guy that Elvis was influenced by and imitated was Jackie Wilson.

Roy Hamilton too