Shout, sister, shout! : the untold story of rock-and-roll trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Gayle F. Wald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wald, Gayle, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973.

Tharpe, Rosetta.

Gospel musicians--United States--Biography.

Gospel musicians.

United States.

Blues musicians--United States--Biography.

Blues musicians.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Beacon Press, [2007]

Summary:

Before "women in rock" bacame a catchphrase, Rosetta Tharpe proved that women could rock. Shout, Sister, Shout! is the first biography of this trailblazer who influenced sceres of popular musicians and defied categorization. Wald's biography, which draws on memories from more than 150 people who knew Tharpe, forever alters our understanding of women in rock and of U.S. popular music.

Contents:

Cotton plant (1915-1920)

Got on my travelin' shoes (1920-1937)

From spirituals to swing (1938-1940)

Shout, Sister, shout (1940-1946)

Bridge : "She made that guitar talk"

Little sister (1947-1949)

At home and on the road (1948-1950)

"The world's greatest spiritual concert" (1950-1951)

Sister in Opryland (1952)

Don't leave me here (1953-1957)

Bridge : "The men would stand back"

Rebirth and revival (1957-1964)

Riding the gospel train (1960-1970)

I looked down the line (1970-1973)

Epilogue : Vibrations, strong and mean.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-240), discography (pages 226-227), and index.

ISBN:

0807009849

OCLC:

69028340

Publisher Number:

9780807009840

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