Sister Rosetta Tharpe

...and her witty lyrics and delivery. It was also the first gospel song to make Billboard's "race records" Top Ten-something that Sister Rosetta Tharpe accomplished several more times in her career. After the war Decca paired her with Marie...

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Marie Knight was best known for her gospel duets with Sister Rosetta Tharpe, including Up Above My Head" and Didn't It Rain." She toured with the gospel legend in the late 1940s and made a late-in-life comeback as a solo artist. Marie...

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...years last week. Gospel legend Marie Knight has died in New York City at age 84. She came to prominence while touring with Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the 1940s and singing hits such as "Beams of Heaven." Her manager says she died Sunday at a...

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...who interviewed Knight for her 2007 biography "Shout, Sister, Shout! : The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe." Tharpe and Knight toured through the late '40s, appearing in clubs, arenas, churches and...

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...started her singing career touring with Evangelist Frances Robinson, before teaming up with pioneering gospel songwriter Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who influenced Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin. The pair sang on hits Didn't It Rain,...

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...84, after suffering complications from pneumonia, her manager has confirmed. She rose to fame while touring with Sister Rosetta Tharpe, singing hits such as Didn't It Rain, Beams Of Heaven and Up Above My Head. They went on to become the...

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...due to complications from pneumonia. Marie first came to prominence in 1946 when she met and started working with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Together they would be one of the most popular gospel artists of the 1940's, and make music history...

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...the 1930s and '40s, the future King of Rock'n'Roll enjoyed the music of groups like the Ink Spots and gospel stars such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It is less well known that he was also obsessed with comic books, enjoying the exploits of one...

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All Things Considered, March 20, 2009 - 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...

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