A gospel superstar, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) combined traditional gospel music with virtuoso guitar solos on her Gibson SG to create a groundbreaking sound that would ...

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The UK premiere, starring Beverley Knight, is running at Kingston’s Rose Theatre, before heading to Wolverhampton Grand and ...

Beverley Knight starsBefore Elvis, Johnny Cash and Jimi Hendrix came Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the so-called 'godmother of rock ...

Her list includes Fleet Foxes, as well as Kate Bush, Caroline Polachek, Rema, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and more, and you can read on to see what she had to say about ...

Performer Beverley Knight on playing 'godmother of rock and roll', Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Pop-star-turned-actress Beverley Knight on why Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis owed a huge debt to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, rock’s true ‘godmother’ ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a remarkable singer/guitarist who has been called “The Godmother Of Rock ‘N’ Roll” as she’s thought ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe began recording on the electric guitar in 1941, for her first Decca sides with Lucky Millinder's band. She was one of the first true fusion artists, combining multiple styles of ...

Read our review of Marie and Rosetta at Rose Theatre, Kingston: Beverley Knight stars in a musical about a forgotten ...

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