Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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gospel singer guitarist human musician recording artist rock and roll pioneer songwriter

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a pioneering American gospel singer and electric guitarist whose innovative style helped lay the foundations for rock and roll.

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gospel singer ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
rock and roll pioneer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1973 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920s ⓘ
1930s ⓘ
awardReceived Blues Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form: Blues Hall of Fame induction

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
birthName Rosetta Nubin ⓘ
burialPlace Northwood Cemetery, Philadelphia ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1915-03-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1973-10-09 ⓘ
familyName Nubin ⓘ
genre early rock and roll ⓘ
gospel music ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
givenName Rosetta ⓘ
honouredIn Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Early Influence category
influenced Aretha Franklin ⓘ
Chuck Berry ⓘ
Elvis Presley ⓘ
Jerry Lee Lewis ⓘ
Johnny Cash ⓘ
Little Richard ⓘ
Tina Turner ⓘ
instrument acoustic guitar ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
knownFor blending sacred and secular musical styles ⓘ
energetic guitar solos ⓘ
helping lay the foundations of rock and roll ⓘ
pioneering electric guitar in gospel music ⓘ
mother Katie Bell Nubin ⓘ
name Sister Rosetta Tharpe self-link ⓘ
notableEvent 1957 wedding-concert at a baseball stadium in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
notableWork “Didn’t It Rain” ⓘ
Rock Me ⓘ
surface form: “Rock Me”

Strange Things Happening Every Day ⓘ
surface form: “Strange Things Happening Every Day”

This Train ⓘ
surface form: “This Train”

“Up Above My Head” ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
performedAt Carnegie Hall ⓘ
Cotton Club, New York City ⓘ
surface form: Cotton Club
performedIn Europe ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
placeOfBirth Cotton Plant, Arkansas, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recordLabel Decca Records ⓘ
Savoy Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousDenomination Pentecostal ⓘ
spouse Thomas A. Thorpe ⓘ
vocalType contralto ⓘ
yearOfRockAndRollHallOfFameInduction 2018 ⓘ

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From Spirituals to Swing concerts → featuredPerformer → Sister Rosetta Tharpe ⓘ
Tharpe → hasNotableBearer → Sister Rosetta Tharpe ⓘ
Tharpe → stageName → Sister Rosetta Tharpe ⓘ
subject surface form: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe → name → Sister Rosetta Tharpe self-link ⓘ
Uncloudy Day → hasNotableRecordingBy → Sister Rosetta Tharpe ⓘ