Rosetta Tharpe - Short History

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

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

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)

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

Thank you from Canada.

thanks Bob!

The Mother of Rock and Roll! period.

yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssss!!!!

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

we have the same bday!!!!

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