This track was sang and written for a young beautiful girl who loved the guitar and was criticiszed for wanting to learn it. She was the daughter to a young mother Ms. Katie Mae (Spring) Riley; best friend to Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Elmar D. Hills (at the tender age of 4 yr old knew she wanted to play the guitar . .. just her big brother Henry.
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This track was sang and written for a young beautiful girl who loved the guitar and was criticiszed for wanting to learn it. She was the daughter to… read more
This track was sang and written for a young beautiful girl who loved the guitar and was criticiszed for wanting to learn it. She was the daughter to a young mother Ms. Katie Mae (Spring… read more
"Sister" Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973) was a pioneering U.S. Gospel singer and songwriter who attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and early rock accompaniment. She became the first great recording star of Gospel music, first surfacing on the pop charts in 1939 with "This Train", her version of the traditional gospel standard. Born Rosetta Nubin on the 20th March 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, she began performing at age four, billed as "Little Rosetta Nubin, the singing and guitar playing miracle", ac… read more
"Sister" Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973) was a pioneering U.S. Gospel singer and songwriter who attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with a unique mixture of spiritual lyri… read more
"Sister" Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973) was a pioneering U.S. Gospel singer and songwriter who attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and early rock accompaniment. She became th… read more