Description
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – The Gospel Of Rock’n’Roll According To… – Vinyl Record
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – The Gospel Of Rock ’N’ Roll According To… is a compilation album celebrating the groundbreaking music and influence of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the pioneering gospel singer and guitarist often credited as the “Godmother of Rock & Roll.” Tharpe was one of the first artists to blend electric guitar, gospel intensity, and rhythmic drive in a way that directly influenced early rock, rhythm & blues, and soul music, with artists as diverse as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Aretha Franklin, and Johnny Cash citing her as an inspiration.
This vinyl LP compilation, released in 2024, brings together many of Tharpe’s most powerful spiritual and gospel recordings in one place, offering a rich overview of her sound that bridged sacred and secular music and helped shape the roots of rock and roll. Tracks included on the album feature fiery, soulful performances such as “Jericho,” “Can’t No Grave Hold My Body Down,” “I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray,” “Twelve Gates,” “Didn’t It Rain,” and “Up Above My Head (There’s Music In The Air).”
Where many gospel albums focus solely on spiritual worship, The Gospel Of Rock ’N’ Roll According To… highlights how Tharpe’s electric guitar technique and exuberant vocal delivery made her music feel as thrilling and groundbreaking as early rock itself—so much so that music historians often point to her 1940s recordings as foundational to the development of rock and roll.
In essence, this compilation serves both as an accessible introduction to Tharpe’s most influential work and as a tribute to her legacy: a singer and instrumentalist who helped expand the expressive possibilities of gospel music and whose electrifying blend of spiritual fervor and rhythmic swagger laid important groundwork for the rock and roll that followed.
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Track Listing
Jericho
Can’t No Grave Hold My Body Down
I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray
Two Little Fishes, Five Loaves Of Bread
Walk All Over God’s Heaven
99 1/2 Won’t Do
Twelve Gates
Take My Hands Precious Lord
Joy In This Land
Just Keep Still
Precious Memories
Look In The Good Book Brother
Bless This House
Didn’t It Rain
Up Above My Head There’s Music In The Air
