A documentary film chronicling the life of Cotton Plant (Woodruff County) native and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame virtuoso Sister Rosetta Tharpe will receive four free showings in March as part of Women’s ...
Live Nation Productions has announced a powerful new project honoring one of music’s greatest unsung pioneers: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the “Godmother of Rock and Roll.” The feature film will be penned ...
Sister Rosetta Tharpe already had written and recorded “Strange Things Happening Every Day,” arguably the first rock ’n’ roll song, when she recruited Marie Knight as a singing partner in 1946.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Rock ‘n’ roll legends Bob Dylan, Little Richard, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash all share a similar influence, Arkansas native and the “Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” ...