Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Sister On Tour (1961)

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 recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and rhythmic accompaniment that was a precursor of rock and roll. She was the first great recording star of gospel music and 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"

The hard-to-find 1961 album 'Sister On Tour'  sees Tharpe echoing the beefier R&B sound of the time via a number of full band live recordings that benefit from the kind of driving horn sections used by Fats Domino and Little Richard a few years earlier. Cementing her standing as an vibrant live performer, the likes of high octane numbers such as "Joy In This Land" and "God Is Wonderful" are truly infectious whilst biblical expositions such as "Woman" (referencing the story of the woman at the well) and the bubbly "As You Sow, So Shall You Reap" would have helped to deflect the ill-conceived criticism that Tharpe was moving away from the gospel message by embracing current musical trends


Tracklist:
Joy In This Land 3:05
God Is Wonderful 2:08
Just Keep Still 2:09
Everything To Me 2:22
Take A New Look (Into That Old Bible) 2:15
Look In The Good Book Brother 2:16
With His Great Love 2:40
As You Sow, So Shall You Reap 2:25
There's A Hand Leading Me 2:15
Faith In God 3:28
Woman 3:46
The Lonesome Road 2:20

Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Sister On Tour (1961)

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