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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

real name Rosetta Nubin

Cotton Plant, United States · 1915-03-20 – 1973-10-09

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is credited on 508 releases across 162 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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508

Credits

162

Albums

8

Decades active

61

In collections

Biography

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American gospel, blues and jazz singer and guitarist (Mar. 20, 1915, Cotton Plant, AR - Oct. 08, 1973, Philadelphia, PA). Daughter of gospel singer and evangelist Katie Bell Nubin
Worked: Lucky Millinder, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, "Dixie Hummingbirds", Sammy Price and then taking on her solo career. Collaborated with gospel singer Marie Knight

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Credited work

508 releases · 162 albums · active 1953–2024

  • Performance · 1,045
  • Other credits · 2

Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Carnegie Hall · The Desert Inn · Jack Clement Recording Studios

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