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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

voc, g, 1915-1973 US, Cotton Plant, Arkansas
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Blues and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Rosetta Nubin Sister Katy Marie

American gospel, blues and jazz singer and guitarist (Mar. 20, 1915, Cotton Plant, AR - Oct. 08, 1973, Philadelphia, PA). Daughter of gospel singer and evangelist Katie Bell Nubin Worked with: Lucky Millinder, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, "Dixie Hummingbirds", Sammy Price and then taking on her solo career. Collaborated with gospel singer Marie Knight

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Electric guitar
Genres
  • Blues
  • R&B/Soul
  • World
  • Jazz
  • Folk
Plays With
The Gospel Tabernacle Choir And Players
The White Gospel Four
Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Up Above My HeadSister Rosetta Tharpe2018Compil.
Rhythm 'N' GospelSister Rosetta Tharpe2018Album
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionSister Rosetta Tharpe2016Compil.
I Can't Sit Down - An Introduction To The Godmother Of Rock'n'RollSister Rosetta Tharpe2016Compil.
Gospel Train plus Sister On Tour - The Definitive Remastered EditionSister Rosetta Tharpe2015Compil.
Eight Classic AlbumsSister Rosetta Tharpe2015Compil.
Every Time I Feel The SpiritSister Rosetta Tharpe2015Compil.
Up Above My HeadSister Rosetta Tharpe2012Compil.
Essential Early RecordingsSister Rosetta Tharpe2011Compil.
Blessed AssuranceSister Rosetta Tharpe2010Album
40 Big TracksSister Rosetta Tharpe2008Album
Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol. 5: 1953-1957Sister Rosetta Tharpe2008Compil.
Up Above My HeadSister Rosetta Tharpe2008Compil.
What Is The Soul Of ManSister Rosetta Tharpe, Cherry Sheriff2006Single
From Blues To GospelSister Rosetta Tharpe2005Compil.
Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol. 4: 1951-1953Sister Rosetta Tharpe2005Compil.
Blues-gospel-spiritualSister Rosetta Tharpe2003Single
The Gospel Of The BluesSister Rosetta Tharpe2003Compil.
Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol. 3: 1947-1951Sister Rosetta Tharpe2003Compil.
The Best Gospel OfSister Rosetta Tharpe2003Compil.
The Original Soul SisterSister Rosetta Tharpe2002Compil.
Rock MeSister Rosetta Tharpe2002Compil.
Down By The Riverside: A Collection Of Swingin' SpiritualsSister Rosetta Tharpe2002Compil.
Singing In My SoulSister Rosetta Tharpe2002Album
Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol. 2: 1943-1947Sister Rosetta Tharpe2000Compil.
Gospel Songs Volume 2Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight2000Single
Up Above My HeadSister Rosetta Tharpe1999Compil.
Sister Rosetta TharpeSister Rosetta Tharpe1998Album
Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol. 1: 1938-1943Sister Rosetta Tharpe1998Compil.
The Swinging Gospel Queen 1939-1947Sister Rosetta Tharpe1998Compil.
Gospel 1938/1943Sister Rosetta Tharpe1994Compil.
Live In 1960Sister Rosetta Tharpe1991Album
Live At The Hot Club de FranceSister Rosetta Tharpe1991Album
Blind Gary Davis - Rosetta TharpeRev. Gary Davis - Sister Rosetta Tharpe1990Compil.
Sister Rosetta TharpeSister Rosetta Tharpe1989Album
Sacred & Secular Gospel-Blues-JazzSister Rosetta Tharpe1988Compil.
Live In Paris, 1964Sister Rosetta Tharpe1988Album
The Uncollected 1942Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra, Sister Rosetta Tharpe1986Compil.
Gospel KeepsakesSister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight1983Album
Lucky Days 1941-1945Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra With Sister Rosetta Tharpe1980Compil.
The Best Of Sister Rosetta Tharpe Singing And Playing 22 Of Her Greatest HitsSister Rosetta Tharpe1979Compil.
When The Saints Go Marching InLouis Armstrong, Kings Of Dixieland, Sister Rosetta Tharpe1979Compil.
The Reverend, The Sister And PearlEdwin Hawkins, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Pearl Bailey1979Compil.
Spirituals And Gospel Songs " The Lord's Servants" 1944-1953Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight, Vivian Cooper, Katie Bell Nubin, Sisters Of Song1978Compil.
International FolkloreHeino Reese, Les Arvernes, Rafael Romero, Fernanda Maria, Božidar Ivanišević, Maria Crăciun, Orchestra Chindia, Николай Осипов, Ensemble Mitsakis-Samiou, Panegyris, The Jerusalem Duo, L'Ensemble Kol Aviv, Billy Edd Wheeler, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Prairie Dogs, The Golden Gate Quartet, Choeurs Et Ensemble Du Ballet National Coréen, Los Guayaki1975Compil.
Soul Sister (1946-1949)Sister Rosetta Tharpe1975Compil.
Gospel Songs: 1951- 1956Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight1975Compil.
The Fantastic Gospels & Spirituals Story – Vol.1Sister Rosetta Tharpe1975Album
Sings Gospels With Mary Knight, The Dependable Boys And The Sam Price TrioSister Rosetta Tharpe1975Compil.
Soul Sister - Sister Rosetta Tharpe Sings Gospel FavoritesSister Rosetta Tharpe1972Album
GospelsongsSister Rosetta Tharpe, The Gospel Tabernacle Choir And Players1971Album
Mamy BlueTeddy Caine, Sister Rosetta Tharpe And The Downtown Sisters, New Heaven, Brother James Anderson1971Album
Gospel, Blues & SpiritualSister Rosetta Tharpe, The Downtown Sister New Heaven1971Album
Sister Rosetta TharpeSister Rosetta Tharpe1970Album
Walking Up The King's HighwaySister Rosetta Tharpe1969Single
Precious MemoriesSister Rosetta Tharpe1968Album
Hot Club De France ConcertsSister Rosetta Tharpe1966Album
Really Movin' GospelLittle Richard With Sister Rosetta Tharpe1965Compil.
Gospel SongsSister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight1964Single
This Is A Mean Old World We Live InSister Rosetta Tharpe1962Single
The Gospel TruthSister Rosetta Tharpe1962Album
Gospels & SpiritualsSister Rosetta Tharpe1961Album
Sister On TourSister Rosetta Tharpe1961Album
Sister On TourSister Rosetta Tharpe1961Album
Sister Rosetta TharpeSister Rosetta Tharpe1960Single
Sister Rosetta TharpeSister Rosetta Tharpe1960Album
Gospels In RhythmSister Rosetta Tharpe1960Album
Spirituals In RhythmSister Rosetta Tharpe1960Album
If I Can Help SomebodySister Rosetta Tharpe1960Single
Sister Rosetta TharpeSister Rosetta Tharpe With The Sam Price Trio1959Single
The Gospel TruthSister Rosetta Tharpe1959Album
Gospel TrainSister Rosetta Tharpe1958Album
Gospel SongsSister Rosetta Tharpe1958Single
Gospel Songs Vol. 2Sister Rosetta Tharpe1957Single
Let's Be Happy/Let it ShineSister Rosetta Tharpe1957Single
Gospel TrainSister Rosetta Tharpe1956Single
Up Above My Head / The Lord Is My ShepherdSister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight With Sam Price Trio1956Single
Gospel TrainSister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight1956Compil.
Don't You Weep, O Mary, Don't You Weep / I've Done WrongSister Rosetta Tharpe1956Album
Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down / When The Saints Go Marching InSister Rosetta Tharpe1956Single
Gospel TrainSister Rosetta Tharpe1956Album
Gospel TrainSister Rosetta Tharpe1956Single
Home In The Sky / Can't Do Wrong And Get BySister Rosetta Tharpe1956Album
Stand The Storm / Look Away In The Heavenly LandSister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight1955Single
Have A Little Talk With Jesus / Strange Things Happening Every DayRed Foley And Sister Rosetta Tharpe With The Sunshine Boys Quartet1955Album
He Is Everything To MeSister Rosetta Tharpe With Sam Price Trio1954Single
I'm So Glad / Sing And ShoutSister Rosetta Tharpe1954Single
When Jesus Was Born / In BethlehemSister Rosetta Tharpe With The Sy Oliver Choir1954Single
Crying In The Chapel / There's Peace In KoreaSister Rosetta Tharpe1953Album
Shadrack / Nobody's FaultSister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight1953Album
How Well Do I Remember / I Just Couldn't Be ContentedSister Rosetta Tharpe And The Southwinds1953Single
Old Landmark / Pressing OnSister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight1952Single
Didn't It Rain / Two Little Fishes And Five Loaves Of BreadSister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight1952Album
Royal Telephone / I Want Jesus To Walk Around My BedsideSister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight With Sam Price Trio1951Album
I Shall Know Him / I Was HealedSister Rosetta Tharpe With Marie Knight1950Album
Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down / Ain't No Room In Church For LiarsSister Rosetta Tharpe With Sam Price Trio1950Album
He Arose From The Grave/ Were You There When They Crucified My LordSister Rosetta Tharpe1950Album
I Heard My Mother Call My NameSister Rosetta Tharpe And Sam Price Trio1950Single
Down By The River Side / My Lord's Gonna Move This Wicked RaceSister Rosetta Tharpe With The Dependable Boys And Sam Price Trio1949Album
Up Above My Head, I Hear Music In The Air / My Journey To The SkySister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight With Sam Price Trio1949Album
Move On Up A Little HigherSister Rosetta Tharpe1949Album
He Watches Me / He's All I NeedSister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight With Sam Price Trio1949Album
Nobody's Fault But Mine / Sit DownSister Rosetta Tharpe1949Album
Ninety-Nine And A Half Won't Do / Daniel In The Lion's DenSister Rosetta Tharpe, Katie Bell Nubin, Sam Price Trio1949Album
Silent Night / White ChristmasSister Rosetta Tharpe With The Rosette Gospel Singers1949Album
Beams Of Heaven / Precious MemoriesSister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight With Sam Price Trio1948Album
Everybody's Gonna Have A Wonderful Time Up There / My Lord And ISister Rosetta Tharpe1948Album
Teach Me To Be Right / Lay Down Your SoulSister Rosetta Tharpe1948Album
Didn't It Rain / Stretch OutSister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight With Sam Price Trio1947Album
Don't Take Everybody To Be Your Friend / When I Move To The SkySister Rosetta Tharpe1947Album
Gospel SongsSister Rosetta Tharpe1947Album
The Lord Followed Me / How Far From GodSister Rosetta Tharpe And Sam Price Trio1947Album
Don't Take Everybody To Be Your Friend / When I Move To The SkySister Rosetta Tharpe1947Album
Oh, When I Come To The End Of My Journey / This TrainSister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight With Sam Price Trio1947Album
God Don't Like It / What Is The Soul Of ManSister Rosetta Tharpe1947Album
Jesus Is Here Today / JonahSister Rosetta Tharpe And Sam Price Trio1946Album
Singing In My Soul / I Claim Jesus FirstSister Rosetta Tharpe1945Album
Rock MeSister Rosetta Tharpe With Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra1944Album
Two Little Fishes And Five Loaves Of Bread / Strange Things Happening Every DaySister Rosetta Tharpe1944Album
Sleep On Darling Mother / I Want To Live So God Can Use MeSister Rosetta Tharpe1944Album
When The Lights Go On Again / That's AllLucky Millinder And His Orchestra With Sister Rosetta Tharpe1942Album
I Want Jesus To Walk Around My Bedside / Pure ReligionSister Rosetta Tharpe1942Album
I Want A Tall Skinny Papa / Shout, Sister, Shout!Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra With Sister Rosetta Tharpe1942Album
What He Done For Me / All Over This WorldSister Rosetta Tharpe1942Album
Bring Back Those Happy Days / This TrainSister Rosetta Tharpe1941Album
Big Fat Mama / Trouble In MindLucky Millinder And His Orchestra, Sister Rosetta Tharpe1941Album
There Is Something Within Me / Stand By MeSister Rosetta Tharpe1941Album
Beams Of Heaven / Saviour Don't Pass Me BySister Rosetta Tharpe1939Album
I Looked Down The Line / God Don't Like ItSister Rosetta Tharpe1939Album
Rock Me / Lonesome RoadSister Rosetta Tharpe1938Album
My Man And I / That's AllSister Rosetta Tharpe1938Album
The End Of My Journey/ Sit SownSister Rosetta TharpeAlbum
Glorious HymnsSister Rosetta TharpeAlbum
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra 1943 - 1944Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra Featuring Sister Rosetta TharpeCompil.
Blues,spirituals and gospel songsThe Stars Of Faith, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Golden Gate Quartet, Paul Robeson, Bill Coleman, Ray CharlesAlbum
Just A Closer Walk With Thee / I'm In His CareSister Rosetta TharpeAlbum
Spirituals & Gospel-songsThe Reverend Kelsey, The Voices Of Victory, The Sunset Harmonizers, The Harmonizing Four, Sister Rosetta TharpeCompil.
Come Unto Me / Let's Talk About JesusSister Rosetta TharpeAlbum
New Orleans Live! GospelThe Blind Boys Of Alabama, Zion Harmonizers, Rocks Of Harmony, The Kentucky Jubilee Singers, The Johnson Dejean Family, The Gloryland Baptist Church Choir, Bobby Powell, The Mighty Chariots Of New Orleans, Louisiana, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, New Zion Trio, Marva Wright, Gospel Soul Children, Aaron NevilleAlbum
I'm Bound For Higher Grounds / In The GardenSister Rosetta Tharpe With The Jimmy Roots Trio And Alfred Miller With The Anita Kerr SingersAlbum
Smile It Through / Feed Me JesusSister Rosetta TharpeAlbum
UntitledTodd Duncan And The Gospel Singers With Sister Rosetta TharpeAlbum
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2: 1942 - 1944Sister Rosetta TharpeCompil.
JerichoSister Rosetta TharpeAlbum
Precious LordThe Dixie Hummingbirds / Sister Rosetta Tharpe / The Miles SpecialsCompil.
When I First Sought The Lord / Tell Him You Saw MeSister Rosetta TharpeSingle
JerichoSister Rosetta TharpeSingle
Use Me Lord / The Lord Followed MeSister Rosetta TharpeAlbum
Gospel GreatsSister Rosetta TharpeAlbum
The Last Mile Of The Way / In The GardenSister Rosetta Tharpe With The Anita Kerr SingersAlbum
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1: 1938-1941Sister Rosetta TharpeCompil.
Famous Negro Spirituals And Gospel SongsSister Rosetta Tharpe With The White Gospel FourAlbum
Precious Memories / Beams Of HeavenSister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight With Sam Price TrioAlbum
Gospel En Mémoire De Martin Luther KingSister Rosetta TharpeCompil.
The Lonesome Road / Rock MeSister Rosetta TharpeAlbum
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