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• Shout, Sister, Shout!

  the Untold Story of Rock-and-roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

  Wald, Gayle, 1965-

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  Wald’s biography of trailblazing guitar virtuoso Sister Rosetta Tharpe provided the inspiration for West’s musical portrait of the same name.

• Shout, Sister, Shout!

  [the Untold Story of Rock-and-roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe]

  Wald, Gayle, 1965-

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  The recently released audiobook version of Wald’s biography includes several tracks by Tharpe.

• The American Folk-blues Festival

  the British Tours 1963-1966

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  This DVD collects videos of live performances from the American Folk Blues Festival, an annual music festival that introduced American blues musicians, including Sister Rosetta Tharpe, to European audiences in the 1960s.

• People Get Ready!

  a New History of Black Gospel Music

  Darden, Bob, 1954-

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  “From Africa through the spirituals, from minstrel music through jubilee, and from traditional to contemporary gospel, People Get Ready shows the links between styles, social patterns, and artists.” – Continuum Books

• Dinah Washington and Friends

  Swing Era

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  See Sister Rosetta Tharpe and other female vocalists from the 1940s and 50s perform live in this collection of short films.

• Rock-and-roll Woman

  the 50 Fiercest Female Rockers

  Ochs, Meredith

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  Radio DJ and author Ochs has compiled 50 biographical sketches of key female rock musicians (including Sister Rosetta Tharpe), representing a wide variety of styles and influences from gospel, ballad, and blues to riot grrrl and punk.

• Rejoice & Shout

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  This documentary follows the history and evolution of gospel through its musical styles across the decades and includes a chapter on Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

• Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll

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  This short documentary about Sister Rosetta Tharpe includes live performances and commentary from producers, her biographer, friends and entertainers who knew and worked with her.

• The Gospel of the Blues

  Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973

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  Known as the “godmother of rock-and-roll,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced and inspired Johnny Cash, Elvis and many others with her unique blend of gospel-infused blues. Get a taste of her distinctive style by listening to this CD.

• Too Close to Heaven

  History of Gospel Music

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  This documentary traces the 200-year history of gospel music from black churches, to the civil rights movement, to its influence on modern jazz, blues, and rock & roll.

• Warming by the Devil's Fire

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  “Charles Burnett explores a childhood of being shuttled between a religious mother and a blues-loving uncle. His film combines fictional storytelling with documentary footage of a host of blues legends.” – Columbia Music Video.

• Women Who Rock

  Bessie to Beyonce. Girl Groups to Riot Grrrl

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  This tribute to women musical artists highlights 104 female performers (including Sister Rosetta Tharpe) who have played essential roles in the evolution of popular music including blues, rock & roll, country, folk, punk, and hip hop.

• Seattle Rep's SHOUT SISTER SHOUT website

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  Long before ‘women in rock’ became a media catchphrase, Rosetta Tharpe proved in spectacular fashion that women rocked. Inspired by Gayle F. Wald’s book Shout, Sister, Shout!, this new theatrical work tells “The Godmother of Rock ‘n’…Read moreRead more of this annotation