Despite the credit given to Sister Rosetta Tharpe by many musicologists as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” there are still many people who don’t know her name, much less her story.

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Despite the credit given to Sister Rosetta Tharpe by many musicologists as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” there are still many people who don’t know her name, much less her story.
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