Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 2003–2006. The artist is connected with Gospel, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Gospel shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Nobody's Fault but Mine”. Then move to “Goodbye, Babylon” and “Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1: 1938-1941” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.