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Chakita Sharnise (6)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe is credited with bringing gospel music to the mainstream in the 1930s and 40s.
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On December 23, 1938, Tharpe performed at Carnegie Hall in John Hammond's Spirituals to Swing concert. Her performance was revolutionary and shocking because it involved a woman playing a guitar.
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Merging the religious and secular worlds, she later went on to play regularly with Cab Calloway at the Cotton Club. Tharpe became a crossover artist: during WWII, she recorded a "V-Disc" for troops overseas.
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Hailed as "The Godmother of Rock and Roll," Tharpe's life was detailed in an episode of American Masters on PBS. During the 1940s-60s, Tharpe introduced the spiritual passion of her gospel music into the secular world of rock ’n’ roll, inspiring some of its greatest stars, including Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard.
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Her flamboyance, skill, and showmanship on the electric guitar contributed to the conception of Rock & Roll as a genre of music.
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Chakita Sharnise (6)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe is credited with bringing gospel music to the mainstream in the 1930s and 40s.
…
On December 23, 1938, Tharpe performed at Carnegie Hall in John Hammond's Spirituals to Swing concert. Her performance was revolutionary and shocking because it involved a woman playing a guitar.
...
Merging the religious and secular worlds, she later went on to play regularly with Cab Calloway at the Cotton Club. Tharpe became a crossover artist: during WWII, she recorded a "V-Disc" for troops overseas.
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Hailed as "The Godmother of Rock and Roll," Tharpe's life was detailed in an episode of American Masters on PBS. During the 1940s-60s, Tharpe introduced the spiritual passion of her gospel music into the secular world of rock ’n’ roll, inspiring some of its greatest stars, including Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard.
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Her flamboyance, skill, and showmanship on the electric guitar contributed to the conception of Rock & Roll as a genre of music.
.
.
.
#UnitedStreetTours #blackhistory #Allyship #changingthenarrative #inclusion #love #antiracism #nashville #nashvillehistory #musiccity #united #nashvilleblackhistory #WhiteAllies #Racialjustice #blacklivesmatter #Racism #Antiracist #antiracism #whitewashing #chakitasharnise #Whitefragility #buyblack #WhiteAlly #reparations #blackowned #FemaleEntrepreneur #feminist #feminism #antiracisteveryday