Original Soul Sister

If you like Janis Joplin, you will love this collection of blues.

Grew up listening to a few 78 rpm records my Dad had of the SISTER. Not only was she a fabulous singer, SHE was a fantastic guitar player. The SISTER was playing guitar licks in the 30s and 40s that would surface in the ROCK explosion of the 50s. People talk about "what was the first rock record"... cue up one of SISTER'S gospel tunes and listen to her guitar style! She was fabulous!

Nothing bad to say about Sister Rosetta.

In case you like "old" honest soul/blues you should listen to these cd's. And you will enjoy it. She is a great musician.

My grandmother had an old "Victrola" that played 78's. She always played Rosetta Thorpe's music. I was a young girl of six or seven. Sometimes, one needs to hear things from the past. When I play these CD's, I'm transferred back to my childhood.

Perfect birthday gift for hubby

Man, this lady can sing and play. I saw her on Facebook and bought the album. I really got my money's worth!

Excellent material. Took a while to arrive.

ロゼッタサープを初めて聴いたのは、「Gospel Music Vol.2｣(日本編集盤）だった。ちょっぴり河内音頭に似たギターのアドリブフレーズと、包み込むようなシャウトに見事に魅入られてしまった。ゴスペルの垣根を大胆に飛び越え、ビッグバンドで歌ったり、カントリーシンガーとデュエットしたり、映画に出たり、ほんとタダモノじゃないスーパーフリークだ。DECCAレーベルでの名唱にVdiscの6曲までを網羅したこのボックスは、まさに彼女のヴィンテージイアーズの決定版といえる。丁寧なライナーも文句なく、買って損はないと思う。「まことの友」はまさに珠玉、必聴の1曲だ。

The music on this set of four CDs is fantastic, and shows that Sister Rosetta Tharpe was an awesome performer in her own right, and not simply a trailblazer, an inspiration, or an influence on future generations, as she is often portrayed.It is easy to appreciate the effect she has had on future generations, however, and there are hints of nascent rock and roll stylings (vocal and instrumental) throughout the collection, as well as the expected barn-storming gospel and soul performances which dominate the four discs. And that voice...Unfortunately, the packaging and the track selection do seem to have been rather slapdash in nature, with many tracks appearing multiple times over the four discs, and not always in the places indicated in the track list, either! The four discs are individually titled ("Shout, Sister, Shout", "Rock Me", "Singing In My Soul" and "This Train"), and I wouldn't be surprised if the four discs had previously been available, perhaps as individual albums with extra or "bonus" tracks tacked on at the end of each one - this would explain some of the duplication, especially why so many of the duplications occur towards the end of each CD.All in all, it's a wonderful compilation, it's just a pity that a little more work wasn't put into it prior to release.

sister rosetta tharpe (20.3.1915 - 9.10.1973) darf man bei gott neben der berühmten mahalia jackson nicht unerwähnt lassen - rosetta spielte außerdem noch gitarre (was mahalia nun mal gar nicht beherrschte) - und zwar derart dynamisch, dass sie eine unzahl von blues- und rock-gitarristen stilgebend beeinflusste. sie arbeitete mit dem blues-pianisten sammy price zusammen wie mit der country-guitar legende roy acuff, sie sang im duett mit marie knight oder tourte mit muddy waters durch europa. sie sang in kirchen und nachtclubs, in der carnegie hall und für radio-shows, welche die weltkrieg II. soldaten trösten sollten. es gab auch eine vorläufertechnik heutiger MTV-video-clips: rosetta tharpe war auf SOUNDIES zu sehen: 3-minuten-filme, die in einer art video-jukebox betrachtet werden konnten, die in allen möglichen bars und cafes in USA und kanada in den 40ern zu finden waren. rosettas dynamischer, energischer gitarrenstil, synkopiert, im tempo forciert - er ließ immer wieder jazz-musiker die zusammenarbeit mit ihr suchen. sie war eine der ersten fusion-künstler - und hatte deshalb sehr viel ärger von konservativer religiöser seite einzustecken. gegen ende ihres lebens (am schluss saß sie trotz einer bein-amputation auf der bühne und schrubbte wenige akkorde) - am ende ihres lebens erfuhr sie eine ehrenvolle präsentation auf europäischen jazz-festivals - in den USA waren liberale musik-mode und sich verkapselnde kirchliche kreise endgültig auseinandergedriftet und hatten neue, getrennte pfade eingeschlagen.

Was bit disappointed bought the wrong album the music was very good should of bought her 60s stuff

Excellentbthankyou