In 1951, rock & roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe married her soon-to-be manager Russell Morrison in front of 25,000 paying customers at Washington, D.C.’s Griffith Stadium. Though the marriage was for show, Tharpe’s very public nuptials became an early stadium rock event.
By this time, Tharpe had been a recording artist for over a decade. She helped popularize gospel music and became widely notable for her guitar playing, emerging as one of the instrument’s first real heroes. Her songs like “Rock Me” and “The Lonesome Road” would go on...
By this time, Tharpe had been a recording artist for over a decade. She helped popularize gospel music and became widely notable for her guitar playing, emerging as one of the instrument’s first real heroes. Her songs like “Rock Me” and “The Lonesome Road” would go on...
- 2/17/2021
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
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