Rock Me

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"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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Rock Me canonical 2
“Rock Me” 1

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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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Tharpe notableWork Rock Me
subject surface form: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe notableWork Rock Me
this entity surface form: “Rock Me”