# Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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sister rosetta tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist. She attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and rhythmic accompaniment that was a precursor of rock and roll. She was the first great recording star of gospel music and among the first gospel musicians to appeal to rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll audiences, later being referred to as "the original soul sister" and "the Godmother of rock and roll".
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe 1915–1973: The Godmother of Rock and Roll
Before Elvis, Chuck Berry, or Little Richard, a Black woman from Arkansas was already fusing gospel fire with electric guitar swagger—Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the true pioneer who invented rock and roll more than a decade before the men credited with its birth.
