Rock Me
E781010
"Rock Me" is a pioneering 1938 gospel song by Sister Rosetta Tharpe that helped shape the sound of early rock and roll through its energetic vocals and innovative guitar work.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sister Rosetta Tharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hide Me in Thy Bosom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Thomas A. Dorsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstRecordingArtist | Sister Rosetta Tharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | gospel ⓘ |
| guitarist | Sister Rosetta Tharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
early rhythm and blues
ⓘ
gospel ⓘ proto rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
religious devotion
ⓘ
seeking spiritual protection ⓘ |
| influenced | development of early rock and roll sound ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
rhythm and blues
ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
electric guitar
ⓘ
voice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Thomas A. Dorsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
energetic vocals
ⓘ
innovative electric guitar work ⓘ |
| notableFor | bridging gospel and secular popular music styles ⓘ |
| performanceContext | gospel performance ⓘ |
| performer | Sister Rosetta Tharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| vocalist | Sister Rosetta Tharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1938 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
this entity surface form:
“Rock Me”