Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

by Gayle Wald
Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

by Gayle Wald

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Overview

New York Times Book Review Editor's Pick: The untold story of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sister Rosetta Tharpe, America’s first rock guitar diva 

Long before "women in rock" became a media catchphrase, African American guitar virtuoso Rosetta Tharpe proved in spectacular fashion that women could rock. Born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, in 1915, Tharpe was gospel's first superstar and the preeminent crossover figure of its golden age (1945–1965).

Shout, Sister, Shout! is the first biography of this trailblazing performer who influenced scores of popular musicians—from Elvis Presley and Little Richard to Eric Clapton and Etta James. Tharpe was raised in the Pentecostal Church, steeped in the gospel tradition, but she produced music that crossed boundaries, defied classification, and disregarded the social and cultural norms of the age. Blues singer, gospel singer, folk artist, and rock-and-roller, she "went electric" in the late 1930s, captivating both white and black audiences in the North and South, in the U.S. and internationally, with her charisma and skill. Ambitious and relentlessly public, Tharpe even staged her own wedding as a gospel concert in a stadium holding 20,000 people.

Wald's eye-opening biography, which draws on the memories of over 150 people who knew or worked with Tharpe, introduces us to this intriguing and forgotten musical heavyweight who forever altered our understanding of both women in rock and U.S. popular music.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780807009857
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 01/15/2008
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 264
Product dimensions: 6.04(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Gayle F. Wald is a professor at George Washington University and the author of Crossing the Line. She wrote the liner notes for a critically acclaimed 2003 Rosetta Tharpe tribute album. Wald lives in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents


Preface: The Lonesome Road     vii
Cotton Plant (1915-1920)     1
Got on My Travelin' Shoes (1920-1937)     15
From Spirituals to Swing (1938-1940)     33
Shout, Sister, Shout (1940-1946)     51
Bridge: "She Made That Guitar Talk"     71
Little Sister (1947-1949)     74
At Home and on the Road (1948-1950)     94
"The World's Greatest Spiritual Concert" (1950-1951)     109
Sister in Opryland (1952)     125
Don't Leave Me Here (1953-1957)     135
Bridge: "The Men Would Stand Back"     151
Rebirth and Revival (1957-1964)     156
Riding the Gospel Train (1960-1970)     179
I Looked Down the Line (1970-1973)     198
Epilogue: Vibrations, Strong and Mean     215
Acknowledgments     220
Appendix
Interviews     224
Selected Discography     226
Credits and Permissions     227
Notes     229
Index     241
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