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Sister Rosetta Tharpe (20 Mar 1915 - 09 Oct 1973)

Female Person - United States

Releases (100)

Official

Album

  1. The Lonesome Road 1939
  2. Gospel Songs 1947
  3. Blessed Assurance 1951
  4. Gospel Train 15 Dec 1956 1956 self-titled Mercury album
  5. Sister Rosetta Tharpe Mar 1960
  6. Spirituals In Rhythm 1961
  7. The Gospel Truth 1962
  8. Precious Memories 1997
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Album - Compilation

  1. Gospel Train 1958 1958 Decca compilation
  2. Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Volume 3: "Soul Sister" (1946-1949) 1975
  3. Sincerely, Sacred & Secular Gospel-Blues-Jazz 1988
  4. Gospel 1938/1943 1994
  5. Intégrale Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 1 : 1938–1943 1998
  6. Up Above My Head 1999
  7. Intégrale Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 2 : 1943–1947 2000
  8. Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 1: 1938–1943 03 Jul 2002
  9. The Original Soul Sister 21 Oct 2002
  10. The Gospel of the Blues 16 Sep 2003
  11. Sing Sister Sing 11 Nov 2003
  12. Intégrale Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 3 : 1947–1951 2003
  13. The Best Gospel Of 2003
  14. Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Vol 3 2003
  15. Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Vol 4 2005
  16. From Blues to Gospel 2005
  17. Intégrale Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 4 : 1951–1953 2005
  18. Up Above My Head 10 Mar 2008
  19. Intégrale Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 5 : 1953‐1957 07 Apr 2008
  20. Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Vol 5 14 Jun 2008
  21. 40 Big Tracks 25 Nov 2008
  22. Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Vol 2 2008
  23. Gospel 'N' Soul Revival 18 Aug 2009
  24. Essential Early Recordings 26 Apr 2011
  25. Intégrale Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 6 : 1958‐1959 22 Aug 2011
  26. Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Vol 6 2011
  27. Up Above My Head: 50 of Her Greatest Recordings on 2CDs 2012 50 of her Greatest recordings on 2 CDs
  28. Eight Classic Albums Oct 2015
  29. Every Time I Feel the Spirit 2015
  30. Gospel Train plus Sister on Tour 2015
  31. Bring Back Those Happy Days: Greatest Hits & Selected Recordings 1938-1957 18 Oct 2019
  32. Ten songs for you 07 Mar 2020
  33. Anthology: The Deluxe Collection 17 Jun 2021
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Album - Live

  1. The Gospel Truth 27 Apr 1959
  2. Live in 1960 1991
  3. Live at the Hot Club de France 1991
  4. This Train in Concert 11 May 2018
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Other

  1. Rock Me / Lonesome Road 1938
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Relationships (3)

Performs As

  1. Sister Katy Marie

Married

  1. Russell Morrison (03 Jul 1951 - 09 Oct 1973)

Parents

  1. Katie Bell Nubin

Recordings by (433)

  1. My Man and I ?:?? (31 Oct 1938)
  2. That's All ?:?? (31 Oct 1938)
  3. Rock Me ?:?? (1938)
  4. Lonesome Road (From 'Showboat') ?:?? (1938)
  5. I Looked Down The Line (And I Wondered) ?:?? (1939)
  6. God Don't Like It ?:?? (1939)
  7. The Lonesome Road ?:?? (1939)
  8. I Looked Down The Line ?:?? (1939)
  9. Bring Back Those Happy Days ?:?? (1939)
  10. This Train ?:?? (1939)
  11. Beams Of Heaven ?:?? (1939)
  12. Saviour Don't Pass Me By ?:?? (1939)
  13. Bring Back Those Happy Days 2:55 (1939) 1939-01-10
  14. This Train 2:43 (1939) 1939-01-10
  15. The End Of My Journey ?:?? (Apr 1941)
  16. Sit Down ?:?? (Apr 1941)
  17. Precious Lord Hold My Hand ?:?? (1941)
  18. Nobody's Fault but Mine ?:?? (1941)
  19. There Is Something Within Me ?:?? (1941)
  20. Stand By Me ?:?? (1941)
  21. I Want Jesus to Walk Around My Bedside ?:?? (1942)
  22. Pure Religion ?:?? (1942)
  23. What He Done for Me ?:?? (1942)
  24. All Over This World ?:?? (1942)
  25. Just a closer walk with thee ?:?? (1942)
  26. I'm In His Care ?:?? (1942)
  27. Sleep on Darling Mother ?:?? (1944)
  28. I Want To Live So God Can Use Me ?:?? (1944)
  29. Strange Things Happening Every Day ?:?? (Mar 1945)
  30. Two Little Fishes and Five Loaves of Bread ?:?? (Mar 1945)
  31. Singing In My Soul ?:?? (1945)
  32. I Claim Jesus First ?:?? (1945)
  33. Don't Take Everybody to Be Your Friend ?:?? (1947)
  34. When I Move To The Sky ?:?? (1947)
  35. What Is The Soul Of Man ?:?? (1947)
  36. Forgive Me Lord and Try Me One More Time ?:?? (1947)
  37. Jesus You Taught Me How To Smile ?:?? (1947)
  38. What Is the Soul of Man? ?:?? (1947)
  39. Let That Liar Alone ?:?? (1947)
  40. What's The News? ?:?? (1947)
  41. Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares ?:?? (1947)
  42. The Devil Has Thrown Him Down ?:?? (1947)
  43. Move On Up A Little Higher Part 1 ?:?? (1949)
  44. Move On Up A Little Higher Concluded ?:?? (1949)
  45. He Arose From The Grave ?:?? (1950)
  46. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord ?:?? (1950)
  47. I'm Bound for Higher Grounds ?:?? (1950)
  48. There Is A Highway to Heaven ?:?? (1950)
  49. Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down ?:?? (1950)
  50. Ain't No Room In Church For Liars ?:?? (1950)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. This Train 2:43 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1939) guitar
  2. Bring Back Those Happy Days 2:55 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1939) guitar
  3. Rock Daniel 2:55 Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (Aug 1941) guitar
  4. Trouble in Mind 2:29 Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (Oct 1941) guitar
  5. Stretch Out 2:46 Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight with Sam Price Trio (1947) guitar
  6. Didn’t It Rain 2:39 Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight with Sam Price Trio (1947) guitar
  7. My Journey to the Sky 3:13 Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight with Sam Price Trio (Nov 1948) guitar
  8. Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air 2:31 Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight with Sam Price Trio (Nov 1948) guitar
  9. That's All 2:36 Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (1993) guitar
  10. I Want a Tall Skinny Papa 2:51 Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (1993) guitar
  11. Stand by Me 2:54 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) guitar
  12. Beams of Heaven 3:10 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) guitar
  13. This Train 2:50 Sister Rosetta Tharpe acc. by Sam Price Trio (1998) guitar
  14. I’m in His Care 2:56 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) guitar
  15. All Over This World 2:38 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) guitar
  16. Nobody’s Fault But Mine 3:06 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) guitar
  17. I Want Jesus to Walk Around My Bedside 2:41 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) guitar

Vocals

  1. Bring Back Those Happy Days 2:55 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1939) lead vocals
  2. This Train 2:43 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1939) lead vocals
  3. Rock Daniel 2:55 Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (Aug 1941) lead vocals
  4. Trouble in Mind 2:29 Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (Oct 1941)
  5. Stretch Out 2:46 Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight with Sam Price Trio (1947) lead vocals
  6. Didn’t It Rain 2:39 Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight with Sam Price Trio (1947) lead vocals
  7. Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air 2:31 Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight with Sam Price Trio (Nov 1948)
  8. My Journey to the Sky 3:13 Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight with Sam Price Trio (Nov 1948) lead vocals
  9. When They Ring the Golden Bell 2:32 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (15 Dec 1956)
  10. Up Above My Head There's Music in the Air 2:32 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (15 Dec 1956)
  11. Jericho 2:04 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (15 Dec 1956)
  12. Two Little Fishes, Five Loaves of Bread 2:36 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (15 Dec 1956)
  13. Can’t No Grave Hold My Body Down 2:44 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (15 Dec 1956)
  14. All Alone 2:40 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (15 Dec 1956)
  15. I Shall Know Him 2:31 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (15 Dec 1956)
  16. How About You 3:39 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (15 Dec 1956)
  17. Precious Memories 2:42 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (15 Dec 1956)
  18. 99 1/2 Won't Do 1:57 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (15 Dec 1956)
  19. Fly Away 2:28 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (15 Dec 1956)
  20. Shout, Sister, Shout 2:42 Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (1993) lead vocals
  21. That's All 2:36 Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (1993) lead vocals
  22. I Want a Tall Skinny Papa 2:51 Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (1993) lead vocals
  23. Rock Me 2:48 Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (1998) lead vocals
  24. God Don’t Like It 2:50 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) lead vocals
  25. (I Want a) Tall Skinny Papa 2:59 Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (1998) lead vocals
  26. Beams of Heaven 3:10 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) lead vocals
  27. Shout Sister Shout 2:43 Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (1998) lead vocals
  28. That’s All 2:04 Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (1998) lead vocals
  29. Sit Down 2:22 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) lead vocals
  30. Stand by Me 2:54 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) lead vocals
  31. Down by the Riverside 3:57 Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (1998) lead vocals
  32. My Man and I 3:03 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) lead vocals
  33. Just a Closer Walk With Thee 2:48 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) lead vocals

Credited as (116)

  1. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  2. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight
  3. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder's Orchestra
  4. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra
  5. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & White Gospel Four
  6. Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight, Sammy Price, George "Pops" Foster & Kenny Clarke
  7. Sister Rosetta Tharpe acc. The Dependable Boys
  8. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight acc. Sam Price Trio
  9. Sister Rosetta Tharpe acc. Sam Price Trio
  10. Katie Bell Nubin acc. Rosetta Tharpe & James Roots Trio
  11. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight acc. James Roots Quartet
  12. Sister Katty Marie
  13. Rosetta Tharpe
  14. Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra
  15. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  16. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
  17. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Noble Sissle and His Orchestra
  18. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Jack McVea & His Combo
  19. Sister Rosetta Tharpe acc. by Sam Price Trio
  20. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight acc. by Sam Price Trio
  21. Sister Katy Marie
  22. Sister Katy Marie & Marie Knight
  23. Sister Rosetta Tharpe acc. Leroy Kirkland Orchestra
  24. Sister Rosetta Tharpe acc. Ernest Hayes & Doc Bagby Quintet
  25. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Rosette Gospel Singers
  26. Rev. Samuel Kelsey, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Russell Morrison
  27. Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Rosette Gospel Singers
  28. Sister Rosetta Tharpe acc. James Roots Quartet
  29. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Red Foley acc. James Roots Quartet
  30. Sister Rosetta Tharpe acc. James Roots Quintet
  31. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Anita Kerr Singers acc. James Roots Quintet
  32. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Southwinds acc. James Roots Quartet
  33. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight acc. James Roots Quintet
  34. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Southwinds acc. James Roots Quintet
  35. Sister Rosetta Tharpe acc. Kelly Owens Quartet
  36. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Dependable Boys
  37. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Sy Oliver Singers acc. Sam Price Trio
  38. Marie Knight acc. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & James Roots Quartet
  39. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & The Rosette Gospel Singers
  40. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Marie Knight
  41. Sister Tharpe
  42. Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight
  43. Sam Price & Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  44. Sister Rosetta Tharpe acc. Chris Barber Jazz Band
  45. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Sally Jenkins Singers
  46. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Southern Mission Choir
  47. Marie & Rex
  48. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Gospel All Stars
  49. Skeewiff feat. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight
  50. Sister Tharpe with Albert Ammons
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Works (75)

Arranged

  1. God Don't Like It (Jan 1939)
  2. Strange Things Happening Every Day (Sep 1944)
  3. Jonah (May 1946)
  4. My Journey to the Sky (Nov 1947)
  5. Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air (Nov 1947)
  6. Didn't It Rain (1947)
  7. He Watches Me (Dec 1948)
  8. Ninety Nine and a Half Won't Do (Jul 1949)
  9. I Shall Know Him (May 1950)
  10. Jesus Remembers (May 1950)
  11. Didn't It Rain, Children? (1950 - 1952)
  12. So High! (Jul 1951)
  13. When Was Jesus Born (Aug 1954)
  14. When the Saints Go Marching In (Jul 1956)
  15. Jericho (Jul 1956)
  16. Let It Shine (Jun 1957)
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Wrote

  1. That's All (Oct 1938)
  2. My Man and I (Oct 1938)
  3. Saviour Don't Pass Me By (Jan 1939)
  4. Bring Back Those Happy Days (Jan 1939)
  5. There Is Something Within Me (Mar 1941)
  6. Rock Daniel (Jun 1941)
  7. Let That Liar Alone (Nov 1943)
  8. I Want to Live So God Can Use Me (Dec 1943)
  9. What's the News (Apr 1944)
  10. Don't Take Everybody to Be Friend (Jan 1946)
  11. Jesus Is Here to Stay (May 1946)
  12. God's Mighty Hand (May 1946)
  13. The Lord Followed Me (May 1946)
  14. The Natural Facts (Nov 1947)
  15. Teach Me to Be Right (Nov 1947)
  16. I Heard My Mother Call My Name (Nov 1947)
  17. Heaven Is Not My Home (Nov 1947)
  18. Family Prayer (Nov 1947)
  19. Stretch Out (1947)
  20. Ain't No Room in Church for Liars (Dec 1948)
  21. Going Back to Jesus (Dec 1948)
  22. He’s All I Need (Dec 1948)
  23. Use Me Lord (Jan 1951)
  24. Somebody Needs Jesus (Jan 1951)
  25. When I First Sought the Lord Changes (Jan 1952)
  26. All Alone With Christ the Lord (Dec 1952)
  27. Smile It Through (Jul 1953)
  28. Feed Me Jesus (Jul 1953)
  29. Stand the Storm (Oct 1953)
  30. Sing and Shout (Oct 1953)
  31. Can't Do Wrong and Get By (Oct 1956)
  32. Let's Be Happy (Jun 1957)
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Composed

  1. How Far From God (Jan 1946)
  2. Ain’t No Grave Hold My Body Down (Nov 1947)
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Links (19)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/sister-rosetta-tharpe
  2. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/38190/
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/210105
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w62k48tw
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119445204
  6. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n89652514
  7. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89652514
  8. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13939696f
  9. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1776260

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-11998/sister-rosetta-tharpe/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Sister+Rosetta+Tharpe

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/322295

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000013511

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857093/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/37106289

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438106

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/18384

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/83567

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f5625c87-5a62-4b3b-a375-fe08a71acddc