| Description |
xii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-240), discography (pages 226-227), and index. |
| Contents |
Cotton plant (1915-1920) -- Got on my travelin' shoes (1920-1937) -- From spirituals to swing (1938-1940) -- Shout, Sister, shout (1940-1946) -- Bridge : "She made that guitar talk" -- Little sister (1947-1949) -- At home and on the road (1948-1950) -- "The world's greatest spiritual concert" (1950-1951) -- Sister in Opryland (1952) -- Don't leave me here (1953-1957) -- Bridge : "The men would stand back" -- Rebirth and revival (1957-1964) -- Riding the gospel train (1960-1970) -- I looked down the line (1970-1973) -- Epilogue : Vibrations, strong and mean. |
| Subject |
Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973.
|
|
Gospel musicians -- United States -- Biography.
|
|
Blues musicians -- United States -- Biography.
|
| ISBN |
9780807009857 (paperback) |
|
0807009849 hardcover alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780807009840 |
|
