And yet she was scarcely recognized as a guitarist until years after her death, aged 58, from a stroke, in 1973. Her New York Times obituary called her a “Top Gospel Singer” but the newspaper made ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Rock ‘n’ roll legends Bob Dylan, Little Richard, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash all share a similar influence, Arkansas native and the “Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” ...

Friday would have marked the 94th birthday of pioneering singer and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She was a major influence on two generations of rock and soul musicians, but Tharpe is practically ...

ARKANSAS, USA — You may have never heard of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, an Arkansas native known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll, whose musical footprint from the 1940s is only just being brought to ...

*Lizzo is set to take on her first leading film role as she portrays the legendary Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming biopic, “Rosetta.” Known as the “Godmother of Rock and Roll,” ...

The recipient was revealed during the Strange Things Happening: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, 1915-1973 concert at Willie Nelson’s Luck Ranch on Sunday (March 19). One day before Tharpe’s ...

News comes today from Deadline that yet another feature-length on Cotton Plant native Sister Rosetta Tharpe is in the works, and this one’s got some serious artistic muscle behind it: Oscar-nominated ...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2018 class of inductees, and aside from the more known acts like Bon Jovi and Nina Simone was music pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The name may not ring a ...

Sitting in her new studio space in Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse, Chloé Duplessis is surrounded by her latest creations for an installation about the legendary gospel singer-songwriter Sister ...

Live Nation Productions has announced a powerful new project honoring one of music’s greatest unsung pioneers: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the “Godmother of Rock and Roll.” The feature film will be penned ...

It wasn’t until 2018 that Sister Rosetta Tharpe was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, acting as a much-needed if inadequate corrective of sorts to the lack of recognition the industry has ...

Despite not being a household name today Sister Rosetta Tharpe is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century Her flamboyance skill and showmanship on the newly electrified guitar played a ...