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Hace 3 días · I began listening to Sister Rosetta Tharpe in May 2024. Here's a rundown of the albums below: the Complete Recorded Works cover all of recordings up to 1947, The Gospel of the Blues is a greatest hits compilation that more briefly overviews this same period on a single disc, and Gospel Train is a studio album from the 1950s. Although I recommend listening to Vol. 1 and Vol. 3 instead of The ...
22 de jun. de 2024 · One-off Decca release by Gordon Franks who recorded for a variety of labels including Woolworths' Embassy Records - he’d also had a single released seven days earlier on the Oriole label. Gordon Franks And His Orchestra.
1 de jul. de 2024 · Her first single for Decca was “Rock Me,” a version of the gospel song “Hide Me in Thy Bosom,” written by Thomas Andrew Dorsey (the “Father of Gospel Music”), which she enlivened with blues and jazz undertones. That recording was a big hit for Tharpe, as was her version of Dorsey’s “This Train.”
27 de jun. de 2024 · Decca notoriously chose them over The Beatles, whom they had auditioned on the same day. They first charted with a version of “Twist and Shout” (1963), which owed much to the Beatles' version, followed by a chart topping cover of The Contours' U.S. million-seller “Do You Love Me” in the same year.
Hace 6 días · Sister Rosetta played Gibson Les Paul Goldtop and SG Custom guitars once she went electric, but she stands out as one of the first to use a cranked tube amp (Gibson or Vox) to achieve overdrive. An edge-of-break-up will be suitable for these examples.
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26 de jun. de 2024 · Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s iconic song, “Strange Things Happening Every Day,” holds a deep and profound meaning that resonates with listeners even today. Released in 1944, it showcased Tharpe’s unique blend of gospel, blues, and rock and roll, marking her as one of the pioneers of these genres.
