Rosetta Tharpe - Short History

[GReYSTOKE2012]

'Rock n Roll' invented... not by Chuck Berry, not by Fats Domino, not by Bo Diddley, not by Little Richard, not by Leadbetter, not by Elvis Presley, not by Jerry lee Lewis, not even by The Beatles or The Rolling Stones....no... invented by this woman.

My God! I can now die, go see her in heaven and bring her the news.

[annikee59]

Is Queen Latifah related to her? Striking resemblance. What an amazing woman! Thanks!

[russinroll]

amazing, fantastic, the realy mother's rock in roll, blues every .... oh!lord..R I P rosseta..love you...

[nonjohn]

Rosetta Tharpe should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Her performances at the Spirituals to Swing Concerts on Dec. 23, 1938 are unequivocally Rock and Roll.

[thenowuk]

amazing! 30 years before hendrix

[boriagi]

Where's that SG? God Damn it. Fucking awsome guitar playing!!!!

[bugsycline]

actually that guitar was named by the gibson factory as a LES PAUL.

for a few short years around 61- early 63 Gibson discontinued the single cutaway models and introduced what would later be called an "sg". the guitar in this video actually says "les paul custom" on the instrument it's self.

This is but one guitar that was in the tharpe collection. I have dozen of pictures of her. and each photo shoot she has a different guitar that would make vintage guys cry

[bugsycline]

Tharpe Lived by the gospel and there for didn't fall into the traps that a lot of other artists fell into. (alchohol,drugs,gambling , etc...)

so my guess is, she was good with her money, wich might suggest that she may have kept all those guitars. but who knows? I've been trying to find out for sometime, but no one seems to know the answer... or cares.... (sad but true)

[Bamaboompa]

@boriagi So, would you kiss Sister Rosetta with that mouth?

[Sheamusj]

Wow! Wow!! Wow!!! BTW... Did I mention Sister Rosetta Thorpe is WOW!!!!

Thank you from Canada.

[80552E1]

thanks Bob!

[sfaster]

The Mother of Rock and Roll! period.

[Crander1962]

yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss­ssssss!!!!

[greendiamonte]

omg look at this lady on the guitar, I can't believe I have never heard of her before today!

[pluto17dre]

we have the same bday!!!!

[blessedover]

she was the first one to do it all

[imhappywithmyself]

yes she was the first one shes old cogic sister I love her