Mar292024

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

"Sister" Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973) was a pioneering U.S. Gospel singer and songwriter who attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and early rock accompaniment. She became the first great recording star of Gospel music, first surfacing on the pop charts in 1939 with "This Train", her version of the traditional gospel standard. Born Rosetta Nubin on the 20th March 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1My Journey to the Sky
106927
2Strange Things Happening Every Day
45739
3This Train
36618
4Didn't It Rain
35548
5Jericho
30256
6Rock Me
29577
7O Little Town Of Bethlehem
29423
8Up Above My Head
24302
9Down by the Riverside
23262
10Precious Memories
19276

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