Lizzo is set to make her movie debut in Amazon MGM Studios’ music biopic, Rosetta, the “Godmother of Rock and Roll,” Sister ...

Lizzo stars in Amazon’s ‘Rosetta,’ honoring rock pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. See how the film reclaims her legacy at ...

When Sister Rosetta Tharpe died in 1973, at the age of fifty-eight, she was buried in an unmarked grave outside of Philadelphia. Once, she had been the biggest star in gospel music.

She married minister Thomas A. Thorpe in 1934. The marriage was short-lived; after their divorce, Rosetta kept the last name, changing the spelling to “Tharpe” for use as her stage name. Later, in the ...

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As she rose to early fame, Sister Tharpe — who took her stage moniker from a variation of her first husband's last name — stood almost alone in the American pop culture landscape. Her first ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, guitar-playing American gospel singer, gives an impromptu performance in a lounge at London Airport, following her arrival from New York on Nov. 21, 1957. AP PHOTO ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a pioneer in many ways - her high spirited gospel music, accompanied by her own rocking electric guitar presaged rock and roll, breaking colour and gender barriers as ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 — October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist. She attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel ...

The name and music of Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Mar 20, 1915 - Oct 9, 1973) has been making the rounds in this centennial year of her birth. The American ...