Sister Rosetta rocks
Monday, June 14, 2010 at 10:38 PM
Logan Molen in Music, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Video

The amazing Sister Rosetta Tharpe shreds her Gibson SG on "Up Above My Head," giving traditional gospel an edge that I don't think has been heard before or since this performance some time in the 1960s. The blistering licks start at 1:25 but the whole song is worth repeated listenings. 

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