I feel like a stupid ignorant fuck, having lived nearly 65 years, being a music junkie, and having never heard of Sister Rosetta Tharpe till a couple of days ago, but I got a link to some of her stuff via my weekly NPR music email push, and there she was.
Not much I can say but, “wow.”
Check this out and you will see what I mean. Swear to fucking god.
That dress/SG (if that is in fact an SG) combo is killer.
I was at that show.
People have been posting this on my Facebook page for years but before that I hadn’t heard her either. The guitar is a Guild, I’m pretty sure.
I too was at that show but must report, sadly, that she was wearing a wig. Or else she was Barry White in drag.
Sistah can rock!
Love Rosetta. This is a great clip I hadn’t seen before.