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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

1915 - 1973

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe (born Rosetta Nubin, March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and electric guitar. She was the first great recording star of gospel music, and was 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". She influenced early rock-and-roll musicians, including Tina Turner, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sister Rosetta Tharpe is the 597th most popular musician (down from 471st in 2019), the 3,415th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,501st in 2019) and the 182nd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 597 out of 3,175. Before her are Ginette Neveu, Hermeto Pascoal, Loreena McKennitt, Coleman Hawkins, Artie Shaw, and Lionel Hampton. After her are James Taylor, Alan Walker, Suga, Wallace Hartley, Michel Sogny, and Chet Atkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 98. Before her are Arsenio Erico, Kon Ichikawa, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Wilhelm Gliese, Marais Viljoen, and Evgeny Lifshitz. After her are Georgy Sviridov, André Frossard, Alicia Rhett, C. W. Ceram, Edmond O'Brien, and Mariano Rumor. Among people deceased in 1973, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 104. Before her are Jack Hawkins, Tanzan Ishibashi, Alexander Orlov, Yaakov Dori, Ramón de la Fuente Leal, and Roger Williamson. After her are Noël Coward, Clas Thunberg, Laurence Harvey, Mirra Alfassa, Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, and Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 3,415 out of 20,380. Before her are Howard S. Becker (1928), Artie Shaw (1910), Lionel Hampton (1908), Jacques Futrelle (1875), Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901), and P. G. T. Beauregard (1818). After her are Randy Quaid (1950), Alex North (1910), Sal Khan (1976), Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857), Trini Lopez (1937), and Florence Harding (1860).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 182. Before her are Tommy Flanagan (1930), Murray Perahia (1947), Marty Friedman (1962), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Artie Shaw (1910), and Lionel Hampton (1908). After her are James Taylor (1948), Chet Atkins (1924), Ace Frehley (1951), Carla Bley (1936), Carl W. Stalling (1891), and Laurie Anderson (1947).

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