Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Forging a unique mixture of rhythmic guitar music with Gospel-influenced lyrics, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a performer who shaped the yet-to-be coming…
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History of the Blues, Part 2
History of the Blues, Part 2 In the second and final part of the series, we look at American blues as it fanned out into…
History of the Blues, Part 1
History of the Blues, Part 1 We examine the evolution of American blues from the start of the 20the century into the early 1940s. This…