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Shout, sister, shout! : the untold story of rock-and-roll trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Gayle F. Wald

Catalog Data

Author:
Wald, Gayle 1965-  Search this
Subject:
Tharpe, Rosetta d. 1973  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 252 p. : ill ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
2007
C2007
Contents:
Cotton plant (1915-1920) -- Got on my travelin' shoes (1920-1937) -- From spirituals to swing (1938-1940) -- Shout, Sister, shout (1940-1946) -- Bridge : "She made that guitar talk" -- Little sister (1947-1949) -- At home and on the road (1948-1950) -- "The world's greatest spiritual concert" (1950-1951) -- Sister in Opryland (1952) -- Don't leave me here (1953-1957) -- Bridge : "The men would stand back" -- Rebirth and revival (1957-1964) -- Riding the gospel train (1960-1970) -- I looked down the line (1970-1973) -- Epilogue : Vibrations, strong and mean
Topic:
Gospel musicians  Search this
Blues musicians  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_820369