"Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe"
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. 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.
Long before "women in rock" became a media catchphrase, African American guitar virtuoso Rosetta
Tharpe proved in spectacular fashion that women could rock. 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.
