I've been on a Sister Rosetta Tharpe 'trip' for the past week, while reading 'Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe' http://www.amazon.com/Shout-Sister-Rock---Roll-Trailblazer/dp/B003R4ZK6A/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1335557344&sr=8-7

I knew much about her before reading the book, my grandmother had several of her 78's and I listened to them growing up. She also had the copy of Ebony magazine http://www.ebony.com/ from when 'Sister' staged her wedding.

While searching for a few videos on YT, I found the entire documentary on her that was created by the BBC http://youtu.be/zyk5mvZH40Q. I have a 60" 'smart' HDTV and was able to watch it on the big screen.

One item in the book that really blew my mind was that Willie Dixon 'stole' the melody from 'This Train' http://youtu.be/pnMfmBUomUE, he used it for Little Walter's 'My Babe' http://youtu.be/GID8SPUMDxQ!

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Tony Houston

Thanks for posting Tony. I didn't remember hearing of her until I saw a post some time ago on this Forum. Sister Rosetta Tharpe could rock and roll !!

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