| LC control no. | n 89652514 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.T395 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973 |
| Variant(s) | Nubin, Rosetta, 1915-1973 Tharp, Rosetta, 1915-1973 Tharpe, Rosetta, d. 1973 Tharpe, Sister Rosetta, 1915-1973 Thorp, Rosetta, 1915-1973 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1915-03-20 |
| Death date | 1973-10-09 |
| Place of birth | Cotton Plant (Ark.) |
| Place of death | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Profession or occupation | Guitarists Singers Gospel singers |
| Found in | Gospel warriors [SR] p1987: container (Sister Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer, b. 1915? in Cotton Plant, Ark.; d. 1973) NUCMC data from United Pentecostal Church Inter'l for DuPree S.S. African American Holiness Pentecostal collection, 1880-[ongoing] (Rosetta Tharpe; 1915-1973) The ladies sing the blues, c1998: credits (Sister Rosetta Tharp; b. 1921 in Cotton Plant, Ark.) New Grove dict. of jazz, 2nd ed. (Tharpe, Sister Rosetta (Thorp (née Nubin), Rosetta); b. Mar. 20, 1915, Cotton Plant, AR, d. Oct. 9, 1973, Philadelphia; singer and guitarist) Wikipedia, March 23 2015 (Sister Rosetta Tharpe; born March 20, 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas; died October 9, 1973 in Philadelphia; singer, songwriter, guitarist and recording artist. A pioneer of twentieth-century music, Tharpe attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings that were a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and rhythmic/early rock accompaniment. She became gospel music's first crossover artist and its first great recording star, referred to later as "the original soul sister". She was an early influence on figures such as Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis.) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Rosetta_Tharpe> |
| Associated language | eng |
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