Sister Rosetta Tharpe - This Train

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  • Опубліковано 5 січ 2012
  • The wonderful late Sister Rosetta Tharpe performing her world famous gospel song "This Train" from the year 1964.
    Sister Rosetta Tharpe was an American singer and guitarist. She attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and electric guitar that was extremely important to the origins of rock and roll.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 6 тис.

  • @aquanet2
    @aquanet2 10 років тому +10124

    It AMAZES me that this woman isn't in the Rock n Roll hall of Fame, but Madonna is.

    • @shawniquathomas1794
      @shawniquathomas1794 10 років тому +300

      thank you

    • @kuhchicken
      @kuhchicken 10 років тому +358

      Ain't that the truth.

    • @dublj57
      @dublj57 7 років тому +172

      aquanet2 madonna in HoF? gross

    • @michaelgaynor6866
      @michaelgaynor6866 7 років тому +49

      aquanet2,I agree with you she should be.

    • @Michelle-jz8vl
      @Michelle-jz8vl 7 років тому +466

      I don't believe she has any remaining family left..
      She never had any children..
      She needs recognition,
      Even if it is Decades later,.She deserves this Rrhf!
      She's gone underrated for so long..So sad and unfair..
      She was born over 100yrs ago..Her hall of fame is past due!

  • @zackpumpkinhead8882
    @zackpumpkinhead8882 Рік тому +271

    She isn't in the rock n roll hall of fame,
    She built it.
    With her bare hands

    • @jyellowhammer
      @jyellowhammer 2 місяці тому +7

      Amen!

    • @joshuadowling8778
      @joshuadowling8778 Місяць тому +4

      Entirely agree. That woman paved many roads. She doesn't need the Rock and Roll Hall to even consider her. She's a LEGEND.

    • @hansemannluchter643
      @hansemannluchter643 Місяць тому +3

      May 2018, Rosetta Tharpe was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
      And rightfully so, she is the birth-mother of R'nR!!

    • @hansemannluchter643
      @hansemannluchter643 Місяць тому +1

      But, Sister Rosetta Tharpe IS in the R'n'R Hall of Fame, since 2018.

    • @zackpumpkinhead8882
      @zackpumpkinhead8882 Місяць тому +1

      @@hansemannluchter643 but WAR still isn't

  • @KJones-qs7ju
    @KJones-qs7ju 3 місяці тому +239

    We don’t need a crappy Hollywood movie that twists the truth. We just need people to hear this incredible lady. ❤

  • @OldSchoolGospel9
    @OldSchoolGospel9 2 місяці тому +152

    May the unemployed find a job, may the sick be healed and whoever reads this message be blessed 💚🙌🙌 ....

  • @tarocalypse
    @tarocalypse 3 роки тому +1081

    She isn't the King or the Queen... she's the MOTHER of Rock 'n' Roll

  • @robertocontreras9143
    @robertocontreras9143 2 роки тому +1741

    We definitely need a movie about this amazing woman she's an icon like no other.

    • @user-zk8ed4kd2b
      @user-zk8ed4kd2b Рік тому +15

      I just wrote the same thing.

    • @mardus_ee
      @mardus_ee Рік тому +38

      There's an hourlong BBC documentary about her on UA-cam.

    • @KynrScott
      @KynrScott Рік тому +7

      @@mardus_ee links please, because am lazy

    • @mardus_ee
      @mardus_ee Рік тому +10

      @@KynrScott I usually hesitate to post links.
      Use these search terms for the 50+ -minute-long video
      "Sister Rosetta Tharpe Documentary 2011"
      (without quotes)

    • @MinorScalesMajorFuckups
      @MinorScalesMajorFuckups Рік тому +1

      oh bollocks

  • @thomastarwater2989
    @thomastarwater2989 2 місяці тому +108

    I’m watching the amazing Sister Rosetta Tharpe on April 12, 2024 and wondering why she isn’t far better known. That voice. That guitar. That presence. One for the ages.

    • @dukemasengana
      @dukemasengana Місяць тому +2

    • @joshuadowling8778
      @joshuadowling8778 Місяць тому +1

      Yes. Yes. And YES! It's shameful that more people don't know her. She was the Queen Bee!

    • @KJones-qs7ju
      @KJones-qs7ju Місяць тому +2

      She was extremely talented and engaging and crossed/connected "cultural" boundaries in a way that didn't suit the socio-political needs of those who controlled the marketing.

  • @GUnit2214
    @GUnit2214 Рік тому +181

    Look at her, she is sweating buckets, she is just pouring out her soul, preaching. My God, what an amazing woman!

    • @kristenbates417
      @kristenbates417 4 місяці тому +6

      She's an absolute goddess ❤

    • @InceyWincey
      @InceyWincey 2 місяці тому +6

      Stage lights are like little miniature suns. Extremely warm.

    • @joshstanton267
      @joshstanton267 Місяць тому

      @@InceyWincey stage lights make a cold place into the kalahari desert haha

  • @richardkeogh4724
    @richardkeogh4724 4 роки тому +2779

    “She was a big, good-lookin woman, and divine, not to mention sublime and splendid. She was a powerful force of nature. A guitar-playin’, singin’ evangelist.” Bob Dylan

  • @darrellsomers5427
    @darrellsomers5427 4 роки тому +1751

    The real king of rock and roll is a queen !

  • @Jack-cc3qm
    @Jack-cc3qm 4 місяці тому +92

    How did I live for 45 years and only find out about her today? She's not even showing her power level. Amazing.

    • @luizas7767
      @luizas7767 2 місяці тому +6

      Just 2 decades in and feel the same

    • @granddame1000
      @granddame1000 2 місяці тому +8

      I'm 59 I have the same question. This woman is an icon

    • @zombillyboogie9370
      @zombillyboogie9370 2 місяці тому +4

      I felt the exact same way! How is it that someone so far ahead of the curve and I had never heard of her until one day… When I was at spikes pool hall in East LA on a Sunday afternoon where a small little church met The name of the church was the hotrod church for sinners and it was made up of greasers and rockabilly’s and they had a three-piece band playing rockabilly and honky-tonk and Sister Rosetta Tharpe! And I was never the same.

    • @dukemasengana
      @dukemasengana Місяць тому +1

    • @BILLVANNER
      @BILLVANNER Місяць тому +1

      I just heard of her today 11th May 2024 for the 1st time. I am 78. She is Truly
      amazing. Bill. London.

  • @jaymorgan3992
    @jaymorgan3992 7 місяців тому +124

    If this lady does not get inducted into the rock n roll Hall of fame then the whole music industry needs to look at itself, this is proof she contributed to the birth of rock

    • @RErnie-gv1hv
      @RErnie-gv1hv 7 місяців тому +10

      In May 2018, Tharpe was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Early Influence.

  • @klewis2439
    @klewis2439 2 роки тому +919

    I've never seen a performer announce what song they were gonna play, and then be receptive to the crowd's reaction and change the set list based on crowd feedback. What a performer!

    • @dahbeh9975
      @dahbeh9975 Рік тому +23

      true performers are far and few between now these days! back in the day... you dig!

    • @yankees29
      @yankees29 Рік тому +22

      Phish does it sometimes. Rosetta’s guitar playing is just absolutely incredible. No one was shredding like her back then.

    • @mabaker
      @mabaker Рік тому +10

      I think Whitney Houston did it too sometimes

    • @helenamcginty4920
      @helenamcginty4920 Рік тому +5

      @@mabaker whitney who? No comparison.

    • @helenamcginty4920
      @helenamcginty4920 Рік тому +14

      Like she hadnt planned on it? Someone of her calibre would know exactly what she was doing.

  • @toomuchinformation
    @toomuchinformation 4 роки тому +1420

    Chuck Berry called Sister Rosetta Tharpe "The Mother of Rock n Roll".

    • @azula2399
      @azula2399 4 роки тому +5

      Dumfries Spearhead it’s not rock and roll, I don’t understand

    • @perrisneuman4896
      @perrisneuman4896 4 роки тому +72

      @@azula2399 It's because Rock really wasn't a thing yet. Think of this as Proto-Rock. Electric guitar. Soulful and spirited lyrics. This is what would turn into Rock and Roll. She was helping create rock.
      Chuck Berry is often considered the man who created Rock and Roll. So that's a huge honor.

    • @perrisneuman4896
      @perrisneuman4896 4 роки тому +11

      @@azula2399 ua-cam.com/video/PO4MNE31edM/v-deo.html Give this one a whirl. You can see where it helped set the groundwork for what would become delicious rock and roll.

    • @mountjoyv
      @mountjoyv 4 роки тому +39

      Look at all the bands before her. Orchestras, brass, strings, woodwind. Rock and roll frontmen and women now lead with guitar, backed by whatever else, usually bass, percussion and more guitar. Sister Rosetta built that road. I even hear the beginnings of hip hop and rap, ‘though there ain’t none of them captivate me like she does. Hallelujah Sister!

    • @jimmyfischbeck9872
      @jimmyfischbeck9872 4 роки тому +27

      Rock is not some White Power B.S.. It's this lady and gospel/soul/roots, rock-a- billy, heartfelt expression of experience. WAKE UP!

  • @Sheild_against_the_wicked556
    @Sheild_against_the_wicked556 Рік тому +411

    This woman created rock n roll. And as a blues guitarist myself, I love listening to her play. Every note oozes soul.

    • @mtlicq
      @mtlicq Рік тому +11

      You know what kind of person exploited, profited, and took credit for it all

    • @commonsensethecynosure1639
      @commonsensethecynosure1639 9 місяців тому +3

      No! Little Richard

    • @rosemeccia9411
      @rosemeccia9411 8 місяців тому +7

      she was a Gospel blues singer. Grew up in the church chorus. She signed with Decca records in the late 1930ies.
      She is know as the Godmother of rock and roll. But her love was Gospel. "This Train" her huge hit was sung by many before her. She stood out because of her presence. In the late 1930ies women did not play an electric guitar and sing on stage. She played to full houses a white fans. Sadly she died young in her 50ies of diabetes. Sadly both her husband's soaked off her fame and blew through her fortune.

    • @lizh1988
      @lizh1988 6 місяців тому +9

      ​@@commonsensethecynosure1639 Little Richard gave her credit, said she was a major influence on his music. Elvis and others didn't, and the industry used a lot of her technique and style.
      She was the first musician to fill a stadium for a concert.

    • @WastedTalent-
      @WastedTalent- 6 місяців тому +5

      @@lizh1988 Chuck Berry said he (Chuck) made a career out of being a Sister Rosetta Tharpe impersonator.

  • @salgadomaritza
    @salgadomaritza 6 місяців тому +62

    Its almost 2024 we need a movie! Ugh, so inspiring.. this woman

  • @lyndamcardle4123
    @lyndamcardle4123 6 років тому +1122

    She's not only singing gospel blues, she's also playing lead guitar .....unheard of in her day.... a true legend and as other contributors have opined, sadly overlooked...!

    • @Stevie-steel
      @Stevie-steel 4 роки тому +26

      She would have had to use the back door too. Even though everyone came to see her. I assume paid next to nothing. Sad.

    • @mobutter2879
      @mobutter2879 4 роки тому +8

      Stephanie Bravo! I love how people conveniently overlook that detail!

    • @beals6631
      @beals6631 4 роки тому +1

      Mo Butter .... Do you think people are conscious of how it was? And hide it because they’re ashamed?

    • @Stevie-steel
      @Stevie-steel 4 роки тому +4

      @@beals6631 weird huh? The fight for rights... are interesting. If you look at it. Children. Empoverished. Foreign or "Coloured." Female. Disabled. Hold a different belief system. Sexual orientation. Its all the same. Its all been a struggle. I wonder whats next? Maybe one day we will see past all the crap and value people for what they contribute rather than how much sex appeal or money they have. Its not about saying anyone person or group is wrong. But just celebrating how far weve come... but not resting on our laurels as i think we still have a long way to go when in comes to a collective enlightenment towards are fellow "man"

    • @johnniethepom2905
      @johnniethepom2905 4 роки тому +4

      @@Stevie-steel Lot of assumptions eh . Different times , less disposable income , many people were on the poverty line . Rosetta was no fool , she knew she would have had a wider audience had she deviated from her Gospel based songs . Don't make a martyr out of her .Rosetta and her music changed the course of music history .

  • @patriciabrightwell196
    @patriciabrightwell196 4 роки тому +693

    LOVED when she sang "don't carry no drinkers" and she turns around and gives the stink eye to a band member ....

    • @dennisdistant
      @dennisdistant 4 роки тому +45

      That's Otis Spann.

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 4 роки тому +11

      Hahaha what a woman....😁🙏❤️

    • @robrio1
      @robrio1 4 роки тому +57

      Otis Spann. He died of alcoholism in his early 40s.

    • @jacksonh7111
      @jacksonh7111 4 роки тому +18

      Rob Rio oh man she called it

    • @forumcashful
      @forumcashful 4 роки тому +55

      She did it out of love. Dude died of alcoholism.

  • @roberthowell6514
    @roberthowell6514 Рік тому +56

    she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 - finally. she passed in 1973 - so it was almost 50 years . Embarrassed to say I never heard of her until after her passing and I started collecting Chess and Checker, Stax, and other labels that the blues and crossover artists were recording with in the mid 60s. But I honestly dont recall ever seeing a recording of hers in my searches those days. Shame. She deserved far more fame than she ever realized in her lifetime. Many others also did too. Kinda screwed up that I learned of the black blues artists from white English bands. But the emergence of the blues in UK in the early 60s is what brought their names to white kids like me. And since I went to a university 90 miles south of Chicago - that is where my love for the genre started.

    • @stefanmargraf7878
      @stefanmargraf7878 Місяць тому

      Same with me. UA-cam educated me here. She is one of a kind. Have to hear all of her art.

  • @TapTapBlipBlip
    @TapTapBlipBlip 8 місяців тому +43

    She's taking me to church, and I ain't even mad! ❤

    • @malloott
      @malloott 2 місяці тому +2

      Yeah that holy spirit kinda hits with her! I'm about to go to church Easter Sunday now😂

  • @tbam994
    @tbam994 4 роки тому +581

    I'm embarrassed that I knew nothing of this treasured artist until recently

    • @inspiredfandoms3462
      @inspiredfandoms3462 3 роки тому +9

      Same! 👈

    • @nikradik
      @nikradik 3 роки тому +6

      It was until today for me..I'm ashamed

    • @mike856ms
      @mike856ms 3 роки тому +1

      Why the f uck would you be ashamed? You must be a homosexual, pink shirt wearing, self deprecated guy.
      You owe nothing to the fact you didn't know.

    • @jammin9061
      @jammin9061 3 роки тому +5

      I feel you, I'm just glad I learned who she was

    • @tumelo4526
      @tumelo4526 3 роки тому +7

      I am with you, Brother. But let's learn and grow together. All the best to you and yours. Sincerely, an Internet Stranger.

  • @reneemoreno8030
    @reneemoreno8030 2 роки тому +496

    A true entertainer...she was and will always be fabulous. Needs to be recognized in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

  • @taggartjs
    @taggartjs Рік тому +13

    I love the way she shushes her audience at the beginning of the song. “Listen to the words, children.” 🤫

  • @jerrypolverino6025
    @jerrypolverino6025 Рік тому +246

    At the age of 76 This old white trombone musician just discovered this incredible and hugely influential giant. So many people copied her style. She is a foundation of Rock and remains in it to this day. I am angry I was never exposed to her before. To think that Madonna and so many others were in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before her is a travesty.
    She will live on in my musical mind forever now. Blues, jazz, Rock and Gospel! Damn she make my white ass jump, like few others. If you’re up there singing and playing that steel I want you to know I love ya woman! Hey Jimi Hendrix, look her up man. You folks need to jam together.

    • @jessegaron865
      @jessegaron865 Рік тому +16

      I've been in music all my life and I only discovered her a few years ago by accident on UA-cam. What an incredible entertainer

    • @fionatyler9928
      @fionatyler9928 Рік тому +15

      Apparently Jimi was raised on Sister Rosetta. I'm sure he was stood in front of St Peter at the gate when she arrived, guitars in hand!

    • @Lady_A.R.Browne
      @Lady_A.R.Browne Рік тому +13

      ​@fionatyler9928
      Hendrix, Presley, Berry, Clapton, Richards, Jagger, and many more other fine legends of the rock'n roll era all spoke of her in articles and in biographies. [update]

    • @JohnDoe-mp1zk
      @JohnDoe-mp1zk Рік тому +4

      amen

    • @planet-tyler666
      @planet-tyler666 Рік тому

      White supremacy demands that black people's contributions be lost to history. It's why we have to fight the DeSantis' of the world. It's ridiculous that this talented woman with a huge personality isn't well-known and appreciated.

  • @georgewhitehead8185
    @georgewhitehead8185 2 роки тому +370

    Not only did Rosetta Tharp preform wonderfully, but her band members did as well...Together it was just plain "heavenly." Hallelujah, and Amen...

    • @CarolynHouse
      @CarolynHouse Рік тому

      perform

    • @ramsramsay1267
      @ramsramsay1267 Рік тому +5

      Ottis span was the bad boy of the group but performed awesomely. Half brother to Muddy water. Watch when she sings, no drinkin!!! You can hear him nod n wink...

    • @billmavin6203
      @billmavin6203 Рік тому +4

      @@ramsramsay1267 Otis Spann always performed awesomely. Their may be blues pianists as good as him, but none better.

    • @ramsramsay1267
      @ramsramsay1267 Рік тому

      👍😀

    • @richardk6659
      @richardk6659 10 місяців тому +4

      Waren Zevon nominated her years ago.

  • @trent3872
    @trent3872 8 років тому +1272

    Told my 12 year old son, take a good look, this is where rock music started.

    • @Dominiqueuqinimod
      @Dominiqueuqinimod 7 років тому +16

      Yes it is!!

    • @wills9709
      @wills9709 7 років тому +59

      you are absolutely right, this is who influenced Jimi Hendrix and many others

    • @ABlackCountryWoman
      @ABlackCountryWoman 7 років тому +2

      ;)

    • @Grathom15
      @Grathom15 7 років тому +2

      Better to introduce him when he is in his 20's. He will think its lame when he is older.

    • @Headsign
      @Headsign 7 років тому +17

      +Grathom15
      When I was 5, I was a fan of Mahalia Jackson, so... not sure.

  • @cheribee968
    @cheribee968 2 місяці тому +16

    So much RESPECT for this amazing woman
    She brought heart and soul in her messege about God
    She had faith talent and class

  • @rosemaryclarke2348
    @rosemaryclarke2348 2 місяці тому +12

    That's what is so rare in musicians, the look of mischief! So good!

  • @fouledanchor06
    @fouledanchor06 6 років тому +370

    Sister Rosetta Tharpe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2018. Finally!!

    • @maryellen1835
      @maryellen1835 4 роки тому +9

      👏👏👏👏👏

    • @shirlepps1478
      @shirlepps1478 4 роки тому +14

      Hallelujah!!!

    • @fk8395
      @fk8395 4 роки тому +4

      Awesome

    • @roxsandyearby6741
      @roxsandyearby6741 4 роки тому +4

      Wonderful news!

    • @roxsandyearby6741
      @roxsandyearby6741 4 роки тому +5

      @Quirt Manly I was in the same situation. UA-cam is where I discovered her. It may be years after her death,but by more and more people discovering her,therefore her life was not lived in vain. Be Blessed.

  • @dr.boinkersbookkeeping9028
    @dr.boinkersbookkeeping9028 4 роки тому +989

    She shushed them... i swear i almost cried at that moment. I've never seen a singer shushing the audience before. It just means "no, im not singing this for your entertainment, no, i dont need the sound of your claps, my performance is pure, this song is bigger than you, let me do my thing". It's a clean train...

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 4 роки тому +32

      And they did!😁

    • @tashastidwell6915
      @tashastidwell6915 4 роки тому +18

      And so did i 🙊😆

    • @gm692000us
      @gm692000us 4 роки тому +9

      Exactly 😂

    • @ScottSpenceNoneTheRicher
      @ScottSpenceNoneTheRicher 4 роки тому +10

      Watch Springsteen do 41 shots(American skin) live, people start clapping and he lets crowd know this is not a clapping song

    • @OsbornIOW
      @OsbornIOW 4 роки тому +26

      I agree. She wanted folk to hear the message.

  • @edwinfigueroa9019
    @edwinfigueroa9019 2 місяці тому +5

    THE GODMOTHER OF ROCK&ROLL! SHE INVENTED ROCK AND ROLL.❤ NO ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME NEEDED! SHE INVENTED IT 100%

  • @ashtinnnnnakatray
    @ashtinnnnnakatray 7 місяців тому +8

    Put this lady in the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame before the entire sh*t house goes up in flames... Damn... Unbelieveable.

    • @freezo244
      @freezo244 7 місяців тому

      agreeeed

    • @RErnie-gv1hv
      @RErnie-gv1hv 7 місяців тому

      In May 2018, Tharpe was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Early Influence.

    • @Mr_Nobody913
      @Mr_Nobody913 2 місяці тому +2

      @@RErnie-gv1hvthey say early but she was pretty much the Big Bang for Rock N Roll 🙌

    • @RErnie-gv1hv
      @RErnie-gv1hv 2 місяці тому

      @@Mr_Nobody913 For sure. But
      "Early influence" was the best R.R.H.of F. gave Ms. Rosetta.

  • @thomaswwhitten
    @thomaswwhitten 3 роки тому +674

    Not a particularly religious man, but I can appreciate the voice of an angel when I hear one. What a beautiful song, so happy when I find new music, or "new to me" music. And she is hilarious in her mannerisms!

    • @sir_stride
      @sir_stride 2 роки тому +20

      @@cappystrano1 i always considered good music to be the soul of humanity.

    • @jupitermoongauge4055
      @jupitermoongauge4055 2 роки тому +5

      @@cappystrano1 You can say that again. There is nothing true about religion. However, Rosetta Tharpe was an incredible artist

    • @MyNewEra2012
      @MyNewEra2012 Рік тому +4

      Hear, hear. The only time I can handle anything religious is when black people are singing it 😂🤣😂🤣😂🥰 But I must admit, this song is so deep! It doesn't have to be translated strictly in a religious way. ".....pull no liars......" gave me goosebumps ❤️

    • @EskimoClay1
      @EskimoClay1 Рік тому +7

      @@cappystrano1 Jesus Christ is THE truth.

    • @rubbersoul420
      @rubbersoul420 Рік тому +1

      If you like this version try bob marley's version or sublime's

  • @jranda1051
    @jranda1051 6 років тому +336

    These are the people Hollywood should focus on

    • @DiscriminateTaste
      @DiscriminateTaste 6 років тому +15

      Hollywood is a modern-day Babylon. Not too much holy there.

    • @ItsNotRealLife
      @ItsNotRealLife 4 роки тому +4

      jranda1051
      Why Hollywood?

    • @danohagan6022
      @danohagan6022 4 роки тому +16

      No, they'd fucking ruin it. We know her story, speak to people, spread the story, don't let Hollywood get it's grubby paws on it.

    • @synthvault
      @synthvault 4 роки тому +2

      And they do... movies have been made about tons of great artists. From Ray Charles to Johnny Cash. The challenge is making one about someone who is lesser known. If you can't get asses in the seats via the subjects fame no one will make the movie. Would like to see Netflix or someone like that fill the gaps though.

    • @synthvault
      @synthvault 4 роки тому +3

      @@DiscriminateTaste Hollywood is not a thing though and when you slag it all you are doing is slagging thousands of artists and art itself. Don't watch the movies you aren't interested in. A better option than being authoritarian about what other people do or want to watch (not you but often people who make comments like this). Also art does not dictate who people are. I love horror movies and am a strong believer in God.

  • @hardhands2011
    @hardhands2011 Рік тому +46

    This Woman Embellishes the Very Essence of Freedom and Spirituality, God bless This beacon of Truth 😍✌️🙏

  • @daveweiss5647
    @daveweiss5647 2 місяці тому +54

    Back when good music, stylish clothes, good art, and architecture were respected... back when we still had culture...

    • @joshstanton267
      @joshstanton267 Місяць тому +3

      And an overwhelming love for God and people. There's a solid icon we can all love, surely!

    • @kerlyn3582
      @kerlyn3582 Місяць тому

      An people had a fear of God Almighty

    • @danielbrown3461
      @danielbrown3461 5 днів тому

      We still have culture....allthough rare.

  • @sofiztykat
    @sofiztykat 8 років тому +737

    Saw sister Rosetta perform at the Birmingham Town Hall in England in 1958. Went backstage where she kindly signed my programme. I still have it naturally. She rocked the house down that night!

    • @michaelgaynor6866
      @michaelgaynor6866 7 років тому +18

      Peter Campbell ,That is Awesome!

    • @jettakaren
      @jettakaren 7 років тому +18

      Peter Campbell Lucky man to have just been in her presence.

    • @phoenixdevourer6392
      @phoenixdevourer6392 5 років тому +8

      i am jealous

    • @AlfredoArbe
      @AlfredoArbe 5 років тому +2

      lucky man in his 80´s like my dad isnt it?, thxs to him I know these jewels, grandosns also love this music

    • @aimeemacdn
      @aimeemacdn 5 років тому +1

      Lucky duck!

  • @karendensmore8040
    @karendensmore8040 3 роки тому +363

    This is remarkable to me that she had such command of her audience and was calling all the shots - a real force to be reckoned with - at a time when she probably had to sit at the back of the bus, and had to use segregated washrooms. I’d like to think that with music the barriers temporarily disappear. Rock on, Sister Rosetta.

    • @Lazysupermutant
      @Lazysupermutant 3 роки тому +11

      Not that too far off mam, especially in the early days of jazz and blues record companies didn't particularly care who recorded with whom since the buyer couldn't tell if you're black or white on the song.

    • @Eristhenes
      @Eristhenes 2 роки тому +22

      The barriers temporarily disappear? There was not a black face in the audience!

    • @freddogrosso9835
      @freddogrosso9835 2 роки тому +29

      Such a power move to shush an entire room of white people.

    • @blacksheep1924
      @blacksheep1924 2 роки тому +14

      She live to the 70s so I'd like to think she witnessed the rise of the civil Rights movement.

    • @TrevorHamberger
      @TrevorHamberger 2 роки тому

      Lmfao. That Hollywood shit you believe about racism isnt real dude

  • @hillcountry871
    @hillcountry871 5 місяців тому +14

    Blues, Gospel,Rock and Roll !!!! Bless you sweet woman! You're in our Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  • @LisaIsabelle
    @LisaIsabelle Рік тому +9

    Every time someone around me brags about knowing "everything about music" I ask them about Sister Rosetta and their answer is always "Who?". What a shame. This woman needs so much more recognition. She needs to be put where she belongs : at the top of blues, gospel ad rock'n'roll music.

    • @jacksontuttle8229
      @jacksontuttle8229 Рік тому

      They know everything about music but they think that anything that wasn't made within the last 2 years is ancient or if they don't know who the artist is they automatically assume that it's some 80s artist that no one listens to.

  • @joecaddenhead1817
    @joecaddenhead1817 3 роки тому +90

    This Woman is the Mother of Rock and Roll but she just drips the blues, love her!

    • @linrob1312
      @linrob1312 Рік тому +2

      I must admit I was sure she was saying something else instead of winkers.. 😊

    • @danielbrown3461
      @danielbrown3461 5 днів тому

      Not the mother of Rock....there were several before her.

  • @forevernight3279
    @forevernight3279 8 років тому +533

    Most underrated woman in blues... True talent.... Im a metal rock guy but damn this woman true talent goin on here

    • @SimerDown
      @SimerDown 6 років тому +21

      Forevernight I’m more of a classic rock / punk rock but I have so admiration and respect for this lady for paving the rock m roll road especially in those days

    • @DavidPerez-wk4xm
      @DavidPerez-wk4xm 5 років тому +10

      Im also a death, black metal guy, but who wouldn't appreciate so much art.

    • @stargazer2756
      @stargazer2756 5 років тому +5

      I hear ya. I saw a video on her several years ago and though the same thing, shes the seed of Rock.

    • @YuriBurgundy
      @YuriBurgundy 5 років тому +2

      Forevernight I would love to have her voice in a balls out metal band!

    • @joellebrodeur1015
      @joellebrodeur1015 5 років тому +11

      I listen to everything from death metal to Nat King Cole to old school rap. Talent transcends genres. She is gloriously raw.

  • @olgathehandmaid
    @olgathehandmaid 4 місяці тому +2

    Those old stage lights were a thousand times hotter back then than they are now... this woman is incredible.

  • @user-er8kz2jg6o
    @user-er8kz2jg6o 24 дні тому +2

    Music will never be this good again. NEVER

    • @danielbrown3461
      @danielbrown3461 5 днів тому

      Yes it will....You just have to research. Granted she is supurb....but you are speaking with emotion.....Do hours....days and months of research.....Music today in rare instances is tied with the Sister..Rosetta..you just have to listen and do the research.

  • @andrewclover1462
    @andrewclover1462 4 роки тому +442

    I just heard of her 10 minutes ago. This is stunning.

  • @OriginalAnonymous1
    @OriginalAnonymous1 7 років тому +8

    This woman has so much class & talent she puts 99% of today's female singers to shame. No vulgarities, no skimpy clothes, just 100% percent class and talent. How I wish music was like this today..........

  • @user-oh6xt3zc5i
    @user-oh6xt3zc5i 9 місяців тому +6

    Sister Rosetta is playing that guitar like she’s ROCKING A BABY ON HER HIP! Is there anything more natural… it’s like that guitar is a lil child of hers! ITS ALL TOGETHER ENCHANTING ❤

  • @skar5541
    @skar5541 Рік тому +14

    The world is a messed up place. She is an incredible person. And can shred a Gibson SG. So beautiful.

  • @Girlie373
    @Girlie373 5 років тому +438

    This lady was ahead of her time in music. She is great and had too little recognition. I've only just heard of her. This is where rock and roll and soul music started.

    • @whirving
      @whirving 4 роки тому +10

      I think, maybe, she was her time. The others were just following the past still.

    • @ussspec8
      @ussspec8 4 роки тому +1

      @@whirving Facts!!!!!

    • @stuarth43
      @stuarth43 4 роки тому +5

      Chuck Berry was hugely influenced by her

    • @guitarman6742
      @guitarman6742 4 роки тому +1

      If you've "only just heard of her"...then you don't now jack.

    • @stubs1227
      @stubs1227 4 роки тому

      @@guitarman6742 okay mr authority you ain't shit you are a child.

  • @liveblackrose8220
    @liveblackrose8220 4 роки тому +398

    2020 “this is a clean train” ...
    fly high ms Rosetta ❤️🦋

  • @cripplecreekqueen
    @cripplecreekqueen Рік тому +44

    My daddy introduced me to her music when I was a young girl. This lady is amazing. I have loved her music all of my life and I thank her for her music and being so brave.

  • @erivers71
    @erivers71 Рік тому +14

    "This train don't pull no whiskey drinkers and wankers"❤ the conviction of this woman's voice and guitar is so real and righteous. Wow!

    • @jonhuggins754
      @jonhuggins754 Рік тому +2

      I think she was trolling Otis when she sang that part.

    • @Annapolitain
      @Annapolitain 8 місяців тому

      She’s saying “WINKERS.”

  • @stellapatchouli2730
    @stellapatchouli2730 8 років тому +309

    These are the ones who inspired Elvis to sing. This is the soul of Americana.

    • @Don-md6wn
      @Don-md6wn 6 років тому +10

      And the ones who caused the British Invasion. Sonny Boy Williamson (II) allegedly said "those British boys want to play the blues so bad, and they do."

    • @thomasgriffin5340
      @thomasgriffin5340 5 років тому +8

      Make America Black Again!

    • @KieraQ0323
      @KieraQ0323 5 років тому +2

      Elvis was important for rock n roll.

    • @alexmoore9580
      @alexmoore9580 4 роки тому +1

      bass reeves what’s your problem with Elvis? He was as great and even greater (in terms of fame) than many other rock n roll singers. Elvis was one of the greatest singers and in my opinion (and many others) he was the greatest in rock n roll, his nickname “the king” wasn’t given for nothing after all

    • @Elvis-guy1973
      @Elvis-guy1973 4 роки тому

      Absolutely, this lady is one of the reasons why we had Elvis because she was just amazing and she inspired him to be as good as he was.

  • @debl8727
    @debl8727 3 роки тому +145

    I definitely can see a movie about her & her life with Queen Latifah playing the hell out of her!!! So gifted...such talent!

    • @jayneneewing2369
      @jayneneewing2369 3 роки тому +10

      Great idea.

    • @masterofmuppetz9647
      @masterofmuppetz9647 2 роки тому +13

      Latifah would kill it for sure

    • @bh8365
      @bh8365 2 роки тому +7

      @Deb L. Agree. Just what was now thinking. Almost a dead ringer.

    • @laura1443
      @laura1443 2 роки тому +5

      OMG, YES!

    • @jeffw2004
      @jeffw2004 2 роки тому +2

      I would say Brittany Howard

  • @stefanmargraf7878
    @stefanmargraf7878 Місяць тому +1

    Just discovered Ms Tharpe as a German. Have to say, very impressive. Thanks UA-cam!

  • @Poppaea-Sabina
    @Poppaea-Sabina Рік тому +2

    She is in the Hall of Fame since 2018

    • @ThankGod4life
      @ThankGod4life 11 місяців тому +1

      Hello! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day…Stay Safe!

  • @stephanielouise8299
    @stephanielouise8299 2 роки тому +200

    I've only just discovered this wonderful woman. It just amazes me that artists such as this could, even during such horrific discrimination, produce the most unfathomable beautiful music, it just blows my mind. I love her!

    • @carolfishwr8703
      @carolfishwr8703 Рік тому +9

      They suffered though. They had to be tough as nails. They also had to leave the country to be appreciated as they should have. Undoubtedly, it is happening again today! Rita Moreno, Lena Horne, Pearl Baily, Ella Fitzgerald all paid their dues big time. Rita is Hispanic and the only one still living. She faced the struggles and disgusting racism. It makes me sick to bear witness to it my entire life only to see it get worse now that I am 70 years old.

    • @DavidYoung-dr1nn
      @DavidYoung-dr1nn Рік тому +2

      All wonderful comments!!!
      This is the real deal!!!
      It is a sad comment on the racist mindset of so many....God is LOVE

    • @JohnDoe-mp1zk
      @JohnDoe-mp1zk Рік тому +2

      @@carolfishwr8703 wow, worse. how can that be. Im not saying your wrong, but in my white mind and i see whites, Black, Asians and Hispanic kids playing together and i think to my self what a wonderful life

    • @slowlynow9
      @slowlynow9 Рік тому

      @@carolfishwr8703 the hell u talking about. “happening again.” as if we havent progressed 10000x more since these times. You are delusional if you think times are bad rn and even comparable to the ignorance that was back then with racism. Take your hyperbole elsewhere woman.

    • @belndakay8997
      @belndakay8997 8 місяців тому

      I just discovered her myself I don't think I've ever heard her sing before but my gosh is she fabulous absolutely stellar

  • @joefelice5062
    @joefelice5062 7 років тому +463

    Telling the crowd to shush - love it.

    • @wexjap
      @wexjap 7 років тому +4

      Just like Justin Bieber lol

    • @michaelcraig9449
      @michaelcraig9449 7 років тому +14

      Like Justin Bieber? WHAT? Are you completely insane? Should we call the wagon for you now? This music is so far above and beyond the Biebs, it is in a different universe. Man, if you can not be moved by this, there is no way to tell you.

    • @wexjap
      @wexjap 7 років тому +14

      Telling the crowd to Shush! Bieber likes to do that also. Never said he is a good artist or better than this Queen. I think you need to go to Spec-savers! "LOL" at the end of the first comment? It stands for laugh out loud, not lots of love.

    • @michaelcraig9449
      @michaelcraig9449 7 років тому +3

      WellI would never go to a Biebs concert and indulge that sort of garbage complete lack of skill music, so how would I know? I would not even go if I was 12 years old. Now why would I need "spec savers" I assume you mean glasses? Because I dont know all of Biebs habits? Glasses would help to understand him better? Well then they would have to be X ray long distance glasses, as I would never go see an unskilled lip-syncer in concert. I suggest you purchase such a pair instead.. as you seem to know a lot about this Beibs guy. Maybe you already have some? I would rather go see some awesome music like Rosetta, and stuff like this. Fortunately there still is some, it just does not get on the radio. Have fun, bucko, I got stuff to do. Say hello to the Biebs for me.

    • @wexjap
      @wexjap 7 років тому +9

      Ok will do, fun is my middle name. Good luck with your stuff you have to do. You do know you can change your radio to a different station. Take it easy Fungi try not hurt yourself.

  • @brainrich1358
    @brainrich1358 6 місяців тому +8

    Queen of Rock n Roll! Without her and many others, rock would never exist

  • @MarexKai
    @MarexKai Рік тому +11

    Sister Rosetta Tharpe is THE Queen, THE Pioneer and THE Legend of Rock'n'Roll!
    Absolutely phenomenal gift!!!❤❤❤🎉

  • @mdhbigdog
    @mdhbigdog 6 років тому +215

    The wonderful Otis Spann on piano! When she sang, "This train don't carry no whiskey drinkers!" She looked over at Otis Spann, and he laughed. Poor guy died at the age of 40. His poor health was caused in large part by alcoholism. Genius lost to alcohol.

    • @r2ndp
      @r2ndp 4 роки тому +5

      Yet, she had her own battles....

    • @soniadlp46
      @soniadlp46 4 роки тому +2

      She was slamming heroin heavy

    • @thescriptwriter824
      @thescriptwriter824 4 роки тому +3

      Such a live piece, love it!

    • @SouthSideLadyWright
      @SouthSideLadyWright 4 роки тому

      @@soniadlp46 Like Billie Holiday...

    • @princezzpuffypants6287
      @princezzpuffypants6287 4 роки тому +3

      @spinning debbie hardly reputed. She toured and performed with her girlfriend Marie Knight for a long time....

  • @yvonnemorrow2251
    @yvonnemorrow2251 3 роки тому +79

    Folks, let us not grieve that this woman is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, because she’s in GOD’S Hall of Fame, for the WORSHIP she brought to him and the WONDERFUL playing and singing she left for US! What a beautiful sound , thank you Lord, and thank you sister Rosetta. To all you thumbs down, We’ll pray that your EARS are opened.

    • @jocoder-williams4306
      @jocoder-williams4306 Рік тому +5

      Ms Tharpe is in 2018 class of rock n roll hall of fame. A true pioneer

    • @eclecticraeen
      @eclecticraeen Рік тому +1

      Negative, we take up for our own until wrongs are made right that's why we still exist this passive attitude is how people are made weak and we will never be weak so no thank you. We will fight for justice I was apart of a campaign to put her in it and I will be a part of it again this year while you sit and do nothing hopefully you'll sign the vote to yes but based on your reply here you'll just scroll on 👍🏾

    • @MrJeeves4me
      @MrJeeves4me Рік тому +1

      That is a powerful, positive and joyful comment you wrote. Thank you with all my heart for sharing your much needed message of God's love and grace which we can all share.

    • @MrJeeves4me
      @MrJeeves4me Рік тому +2

      @@eclecticraeen
      The person who sees God's creation of joy and talent with happiness does far more to change the world in the best way, rather than those who look for what is wrong in everything. When you look for bad constantly you will find it. When you look for the good in all things you will ultimately find that as well. Seeing the good and talent of this great woman with joy and happiness honors her far more than your anger will ever do.

    • @beachcomberocean4859
      @beachcomberocean4859 Рік тому +3

      She's in the Hall. When I visited in 2019 I went straight to the gallery and some headphones to listen to her.

  • @davidjames6148
    @davidjames6148 Рік тому +6

    This train pull no cigar smokers, whisky drinkers. Great. She is a preacher.

    • @benoplustee
      @benoplustee 4 місяці тому +1

      you are listening to gospel my friend

  • @Maltesebabes1
    @Maltesebabes1 6 місяців тому +7

    A fabulous and true performer. May her soul feel the blessings she gave so many during her time on earth.

  • @georgehollingsworth2428
    @georgehollingsworth2428 2 роки тому +82

    I remember growing up in Mississippi as a child and singing this It has been over 5 decades since I heard it and I still know it by heart. It is literally part of me now.

    • @jonhuggins754
      @jonhuggins754 Рік тому +5

      There's a great version of this song that was performed at a train station by multiple folk and blue grass musicians. They made it look like an impromptu jam. Sister Rosetta is the best, but that version is worth checking out.

    • @karend4406
      @karend4406 4 місяці тому

      Me too Petal Mississippi

  • @stevetessier6568
    @stevetessier6568 4 роки тому +117

    Sister Rosetta Tharpe, was a close friend, of my beloved Grandmother Ruth H. Orr. God bless the dead.....!!! 🙏

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 4 роки тому +2

      Wow, that’s so cool!😁👍 R.I.P🙏❤️

    • @unimail1195
      @unimail1195 4 роки тому +6

      Birds of a feather flock together... she must have been a great woman.

    • @georgealexander8661
      @georgealexander8661 3 роки тому +1

      @@unimail1195 Please pardon my rudeness, but no
      question about it..Rosetta WAS a GREAT woman!
      🥰🥰🥰🎀🎀🎀🌹🌹🌹❤❤❤

    • @sallyintucson
      @sallyintucson 3 роки тому +3

      I’ll bet she’d be pleased to know young folks are listening to her music today.

  • @waywardsonsgamerclan
    @waywardsonsgamerclan 2 місяці тому +3

    She influenced so many great guitar players

  • @franksullivan1964
    @franksullivan1964 Рік тому +8

    She is absolutely wonderful 1964 in that era 58 years ago and I’m just hearing this woman,unbelievable!!💫💫❤️❤️👍🏾👍🏾

  • @KDbelieves
    @KDbelieves 7 років тому +56

    Ladies and gentlemen, the creator of Rock and Roll.

  • @migadamigada
    @migadamigada 4 роки тому +88

    On October 5, 2017, Tharpe was listed as a nominee for the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions. On December 13, 2017, she was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Early Influence.

    • @lawrencetaylor4101
      @lawrencetaylor4101 3 роки тому +5

      The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should open their windows and call in an exterminator to clean out the rot from the decades the Train was not clean.

    • @carolyncornelius3511
      @carolyncornelius3511 3 роки тому +5

      Early influencer? She was the bomb.

    • @kbc163
      @kbc163 3 роки тому +2

      Bout time

  • @Mk-gk3wv
    @Mk-gk3wv 8 місяців тому +3

    I have nothing but respect for Mrs. Tharp. Rest in peace, ma'am. You praised your lord, and we're one of the most essential figures in creating rock as we know it. You were an angel with a six-string, on earth.

  • @leerush6978
    @leerush6978 2 місяці тому +8

    Wow! Etta Janes, Tina Turner and Queen Latifah all rolled up into one fierce Diva ❤

  • @michellelysien5739
    @michellelysien5739 3 роки тому +172

    Filled up with The Holy Spirit ... A Talent from God

    • @pouglwaw5932
      @pouglwaw5932 2 роки тому +8

      A vessel poured out before her Lord and Savior. She's home now.

    • @laurabook9492
      @laurabook9492 2 роки тому +5

      She kept looking up, towards the sky, towards heaven. I believe she was a believer. What a wonderful person.

    • @lynnmusiccowgirlely122
      @lynnmusiccowgirlely122 2 роки тому +3

      AMEN and again I say AMEN!!!

    • @armouredghoul8279
      @armouredghoul8279 Рік тому

      Satan bless you dear

    • @deesott5123
      @deesott5123 Рік тому +1

      @@armouredghoul8279 satan feeling intimated because he has perished and Jesus the real talent is shining forever, stay mad dwarf.

  • @Charmander97
    @Charmander97 4 роки тому +188

    I NEED to get on this train. I just can't miss it!!!! Amen

    • @jimfritz9503
      @jimfritz9503 4 роки тому +2

      I wonder if Curtis Mayfield was inspired by this when he wrote " People get ready "? Best Wishes

    • @shanettacane7101
      @shanettacane7101 4 роки тому +8

      Get on it it's not too late

    • @barbaramack2897
      @barbaramack2897 3 роки тому

      Don't think I'll get a ticket!!!?

    • @electric_sand
      @electric_sand 3 роки тому +5

      @@barbaramack2897 it's free and available for all of us

    • @immanuelbaptistchurchpasto9348
      @immanuelbaptistchurchpasto9348 2 роки тому

      Jesus said I am the way the truth and the life no man cometh unto the Father but by me . not a train but through the door

  • @philseida5238
    @philseida5238 5 місяців тому +1

    The True Creator of Rock n Roll. What a Legendary Woman. Its beyond an insult she isn't in the RRHOF........❤

  • @charlesmontefusco6341
    @charlesmontefusco6341 2 місяці тому +3

    The all time greatest female guitarist to have ever lived and no other will be just as she!!

    • @Methilde
      @Methilde 2 місяці тому +2

      It's seems that most of people here ignore who is Big Mama Thornton, sad.

    • @blueprairiedog
      @blueprairiedog 2 місяці тому +2

      All time greatest. Period.

  • @lawill3559
    @lawill3559 4 роки тому +123

    Awwwwww man. I wish my Granny was here. I never knew this was an actual song. I peed in my Granny’s bed and as she gave me my issue she was singing, “this train don’t carry no pisser’s” 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣. She tore me up. My Granny was something else. Lol. I love that Lady to this day.

    • @aprils6589
      @aprils6589 4 роки тому +8

      Your granny and Ms. Tharpe were awesome women.

    • @weakanklesfornamjoon
      @weakanklesfornamjoon 4 роки тому +5

      BEST COMMENT

    • @jochatfield
      @jochatfield 3 роки тому +5

      I love that! hahahaha Your Granny sounded lovely. My Nan used to sing little sweary rhymes to me too. She always followed it up with, "Don't tell your Dad".

    • @beachbunny7256
      @beachbunny7256 3 роки тому +3

      Grandmothers are THE BEST!!!

    • @29Fiorello
      @29Fiorello 3 роки тому +2

      That is one of the cutest "granny" stories I've ever heard. Isn't it wonderful that most people have clear memories of their grandparents?

  • @rednirus4854
    @rednirus4854 4 роки тому +293

    This is crazy, how is it possible this is the first time I have heard this master piece.

    • @foxtrot801
      @foxtrot801 4 роки тому +4

      2020 first time for me and I'm 46 but not American

    • @keepingjesusforever9490
      @keepingjesusforever9490 4 роки тому +2

      59 and never heard this. I love her style.

    • @petermjr70
      @petermjr70 4 роки тому +1

      Me too!!!

    • @jow567ska
      @jow567ska 4 роки тому +2

      Right!

    • @yvonnemorrow2251
      @yvonnemorrow2251 4 роки тому +3

      @@keepingjesusforever9490 56, and never heard of her before. Oh what I've missed!

  • @berndraabe1153
    @berndraabe1153 Рік тому +2

    Rosetta Tharpe ist mir leider erst jetzt begegnet … sie ist unglaublich und wird mich im Herzen begleiten 💫

  • @butchparks8536
    @butchparks8536 7 місяців тому +7

    I just love this woman she could keep you in the song with her expression and the voice of a 10.000 angles.

  • @francesstlawrence8820
    @francesstlawrence8820 6 років тому +15

    Love the pronunciation of 'winkers'! Even more appropriate in British Slang! This woman rules! Elvis copied her dancing, Chuck Berry her guitar, and Aretha Franklin her vocals! She even invented the Rock tour bus, as half her band were black and half were white. As they couldn't stay in the same hotels in the segregated US of the day, she bought an old Greyhound coach and had it fitted with beds and showers etc. Wonderful music, amazing woman!

    • @klistiranikrupije1724
      @klistiranikrupije1724 6 років тому +2

      Wow, amazing facts. Thank you kindly for sharing this magic with us.

    • @Elvis-guy1973
      @Elvis-guy1973 4 роки тому +1

      The idea that Elvis copied Rosetta tharpe is nonsense,she inspired him and lots of other black gospel singers inspired him as well he grew up in the Pentecostal faith where these performers were always performing for God's sake he was a fan of hers and who can blame him?

    • @fireflymiesumae
      @fireflymiesumae 10 місяців тому

      Wow amazing!

  • @studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272
    @studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272 4 роки тому +62

    My goodness she does gospel in a blues coat - as Martin Luther King said the blues is the expression of pain and of regaining dignity!

  • @oneidawolf776
    @oneidawolf776 5 місяців тому

    Can't measure the soul Queen Rosetta is emanating.

  • @frederickconley7934
    @frederickconley7934 Рік тому +4

    This woman should have been in the Hall OF Fame ✊🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @kbc163
    @kbc163 3 роки тому +32

    This child of God is telling it like it is. Sing, sing, sing! 🙏

    • @jupitermoongauge4055
      @jupitermoongauge4055 2 роки тому

      More unfounded and pointless speculation by a gullible religious drone. Aint no train, aint no heaven. Youve never seen it and neither has anyone else

    • @kbc163
      @kbc163 2 роки тому

      @@jupitermoongauge4055 I guess we'll find out in the end, won't we? I'll take my chances on the side of God, not on some arrogant, self-absorbed, negative, nihilistic dead-souled gibbon like you. Have a nice day.

    • @heypistolero
      @heypistolero Рік тому

      @@jupitermoongauge4055 Man, sorry you think of Miss Tharpe like that. You got a hole in your heart, I hope you fill it

    • @armouredghoul8279
      @armouredghoul8279 Рік тому

      Satan bless you dear

  • @SunQueen365
    @SunQueen365 4 роки тому +429

    I would love a biopic. Queen Latifah should play Sister Rosetta as there is a striking resemblance.

    • @monrosetara
      @monrosetara 4 роки тому +16

      I said the same!!! I think she could bring an outstanding performance.

    • @teenatchie2235
      @teenatchie2235 4 роки тому +30

      Not they'll only mess up her legacy leave it alone

    • @biondna7984
      @biondna7984 4 роки тому +2

      Oh yes, absolutely.

    • @hazelchief-rabbit5903
      @hazelchief-rabbit5903 4 роки тому +9

      @@teenatchie2235 agreed

    • @teenatchie2235
      @teenatchie2235 4 роки тому +6

      @@hazelchief-rabbit5903 yes

  • @coppermoon4747
    @coppermoon4747 2 місяці тому +2

    It's wonderful to come here and listen to really great music! Thank you!

  • @willba2817
    @willba2817 Рік тому +2

    Rosetta tharper the mother of the rock n' roll.

  • @lawrencekeegan8147
    @lawrencekeegan8147 7 років тому +172

    The Godmother Of Rock And Roll - all that came after owe it to this fine lady........

    • @theomartin6238
      @theomartin6238 7 років тому +1

      This is actually old country folk/southern gospel song.There were other versions before her.

  • @pinkhyacinth
    @pinkhyacinth 7 років тому +972

    What a gorgeous, fascinating, and talented woman. It's sad to think that she created so much glorious content and is overlooked.

    • @michaelcraig9449
      @michaelcraig9449 7 років тому +42

      She is not overlooked..you are here. So am I, and many others. Many people saw her play in her lifetime. This music will last forever. If humanity makes it through the current upheaval of evil, 100 years from now people will listen and say "awesome".

    • @wolfpat
      @wolfpat 6 років тому +44

      I just saw the news report. She will now be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!

    • @stephenlevant4033
      @stephenlevant4033 6 років тому +37

      She is overlooked no longer. Sister Rosetta Tharpe is a 2018 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

    • @paulataylorpsychic4150
      @paulataylorpsychic4150 6 років тому +9

      As are 99.9% of women musicians!

    • @TheGalen62
      @TheGalen62 6 років тому +22

      >>Sister Rosetta Tharpe is a 2018 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
      What took so long? Should have been done long ago.

  • @JohnAnglin-lh7bs
    @JohnAnglin-lh7bs 5 місяців тому

    I love Sister Rosetta! When I get to heaven I'm gonna give her one helluva hug!!!

  • @alkebulanoriginals2001
    @alkebulanoriginals2001 Рік тому +4

    She's in the Hall of Fame in our eyes, hearts and souls where her memory and herself can stay forever and ever Salute to you Great Mother Queen, Founder and Inventor of Rock n Roll

  • @matthewpolk8306
    @matthewpolk8306 4 роки тому +80

    This woman is a treasure, why don't we see a movie?

    • @danielcallahan4825
      @danielcallahan4825 4 роки тому +7

      I think queen latifea would make the perfect actress I think. Because she needs the recognition...this coming from a 90's alt heavy rock listener but I just love good music from classical to country to blues

    • @phantom4285
      @phantom4285 3 роки тому +1

      There is 4 part biography on her on UA-cam

    • @phantom4285
      @phantom4285 3 роки тому +3

      ua-cam.com/video/RuVzm86oB1Y/v-deo.html

    • @matthewpolk8306
      @matthewpolk8306 3 роки тому +1

      @@phantom4285 Thank you

    • @jamesbeshears6717
      @jamesbeshears6717 2 роки тому

      @@danielcallahan4825 I feel what you're saying.....there's only two kinds of music...good and bad.

  • @ianfranklin2707
    @ianfranklin2707 7 років тому +11

    this woman's got more talent than any pop star today.

  • @masser4555
    @masser4555 2 місяці тому +2

    Whatever you think of her message there is no denying she was a musical prodigy!

  • @FelixRosas10
    @FelixRosas10 2 роки тому +43

    The pianist ab libbing for her is just as legendary. 🔥

    • @Broyale26
      @Broyale26 Рік тому +5

      The great Otis Spann on the keys!

    • @matteyas
      @matteyas Рік тому

      For those concerned, it's ad* libbing, from latin ad ⇔ to, and libitum ⇔ please / pleasure. So it can be read as a tribute to pleasure. :)

    • @bevwood3694
      @bevwood3694 Рік тому +1

      Mr otis spann.

  • @DrCreepen
    @DrCreepen 3 роки тому +499

    I've been on the road to Damascus a mighty long time... I just experienced that beautiful moment of clarity.

    • @doctorotis3743
      @doctorotis3743 3 роки тому +9

      Me too

    • @tanyahartley7782
      @tanyahartley7782 3 роки тому +6

      Congratulations brother

    • @DreaWinterWalker
      @DreaWinterWalker 3 роки тому +6

      Hallelujah!

    • @jaysilverstone7221
      @jaysilverstone7221 3 роки тому +6

      I hear you brother

    • @coreenalbertsen1764
      @coreenalbertsen1764 3 роки тому +27

      I walked that dusty road for thirty-seven miserable, empty years with occasions of false happiness! Clarity came twenty-seven years ago. Can’t take credit for it, but I can give thanks for it!!! 😊 Happy, joyous days for you Dr.! ❤️

  • @carolfishwr8703
    @carolfishwr8703 Рік тому +7

    This is absolute gold.I was raised listening to the best of the legends from my birth onward thanks to my parents. I'm seventy.

    • @user-rt4en2mb1u
      @user-rt4en2mb1u Рік тому

      Hello Carol, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus???

  • @jillianleverett2177
    @jillianleverett2177 26 днів тому

    If you tube hadn’t somehow recommended this video, I would never have known this remarkable and revolutionary woman existed.

  • @donthewatcher
    @donthewatcher 8 років тому +248

    Rosetta is rocking a gibson sg super deluxe with burstbuckers ,many British groups stole her style and chord progressions(gospel themed)but she was the real thing before elvis and the stones and eric clapton etc.. they owe it all to people like, Rosetta Tharpe muddy, lil richard, bbking, janes brown, ray charles ella fitzgerald chicago jazz, memphis blues etc......

    • @johnevans5763
      @johnevans5763 8 років тому +17

      +donthewatcher
      There is no "SG Super Deluxe, nor "burstbuckers". It's a Gibson Les Paul Custom from the year or two that Gibson made them with the slab mahogany body before they changed the name, at Les Paul's request, to the SG. One can tell it's a Custom because it has three humbuckers and the rectangular block inlays. A Les Paul/SG Special had two P90 (single coil) pickups, and the Standard had two humbuckers with parallelogram inlays.
      The rest of your comments, and the most important part of your message is dead-on and completely true!

    • @zyxwvut4740
      @zyxwvut4740 6 років тому

      This one is the closest they make to that today:
      www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SGS3-2015.aspx
      Available in black only; not white.

    • @jasonmeador7861
      @jasonmeador7861 5 років тому

      Chuck berry! St Louis blues!

    • @carriedye7258
      @carriedye7258 5 років тому +1

      And Bessie!

    • @Mikeytee3333
      @Mikeytee3333 5 років тому +1

      Whatever it is, she sure plays it nice.