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Author:

Wald, Gayle, 1965-

Title:

Shout, sister, shout! : the untold story of rock-and-roll trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Gayle F. Wald.

Publisher:

Beacon Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xii, 252 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Tharpe, Rosetta,--d. 1973.
Gospel musicians--United States--Biography.
Blues musicians--United States--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-240), discography (p. 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.

ISBN:

0807009857 (softcover)
9780807009857 (softcover)
9780807009840 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0807009849 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2006016622

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)