Sister Tharpe Essay

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Gospel Sister Sister Rosetta Tharpe is one of the most important Gospel female Guitar players that came out of the 1930s because in this time it wasn’t common for women to play instruments especially different for black women during the Great Depression also none as The Golden Age and Post Civil Rights Movement. The first national star for gospel music in the 1940”s, Sister Tharpe music is in the Gospel/Jazz/Rock n Roll (Jackson). You can hear some of Sister Tharpe’s most popular song Like “Shout Sister Shout”. I will be talking about the song “Shout Sister Shout” gospel/Jazz/ Rock n Roll influential artist in the 1930’s. Before going into the music I would like to give a little information about Sister Tharpe Story on how it all began. She was born on Farm in Cotton Plant, Arkansas to Katie Harper and Willis B. Atkin (Gaye). Katie and Willis both were farm laborers with strong voice that played instrument. They taught Rosetta how to sing and play the guitar. Katie played the piano and mandolin; and Willis played the guitar and the harmonica. Sister Tharpe was six when she moved to Chicago where she was discovered with her mother leaving her dad in Arkansas. …show more content…

This song has a slow to medium tempo and a chorus of what sounds like a male gospel Quote. This song share her since of humor and wisdom blinded with her country morals and christen values. The song you can tell that it was catering to a young audience but the style it was performed. Swinging while praising the Lord sounds like a great combination. The values in the song are to remember what the reasons to live and have a good time shouting your praises to God. In the bible David dances out of his clothing giving God his praise. I really enjoyed this song because it represent a type of teen gospel that brought the God in

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