Gayle F. Wald Shout, sister, shout!

the untold story of rock-and-roll trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Long before "women in rock" became a media catchphrase, Rosetta Tharpe proved that women could rock. Born in Arkansas, in 1915, she was gospel's first superstar and the pre-eminent crossover figure of its "golden age" (1945-1965). Everyone who saw her perform said she could "make that guitar talk." An African American guitar virtuoso, Tharpe defied categorization. Blues singer, gospel singer, folk artist, and rock-and-roller, she "went electric" in the late 1930s, amazing northern and southern,...

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Engels | 252 pagina's | Beacon Press, Boston | 2007

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