◇ image via WikipediaSister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe is a Blues and Gospel act. Their catalogue also touches Jazz and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Little Richard, Washington Phillips and Didn't It Rain. Those roots explain a lot about how Sister Rosetta Tharpe arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Odetta, Mahalia Jackson, Bessie Smith, John Lee Hooker and Bo Diddley, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Aretha Franklin, Keith Richards, Isaac Hayes, Mahalia Jackson and Meat Loaf, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 51 connections around Sister Rosetta Tharpe, reaching back through Little Richard and forward to Aretha Franklin. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe connections
Sister Rosetta Tharpe grew out of Little Richard, Washington Phillips and Didn't It Rain, shares an orbit with Odetta, Mahalia Jackson, Bessie Smith and John Lee Hooker, went on to shape Aretha Franklin, Keith Richards, Isaac Hayes and Mahalia Jackson. 51 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sounds and acts that shaped Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Artists similar to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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Bands Sister Rosetta Tharpe shaped
Where the influence of Sister Rosetta Tharpe travelled next.
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- Mahalia Jacksonartist
- Meat Loafartist
- Neil Sedakaartist
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- Frank Turnerartist
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- Little Richardartist
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- Tina Turnerartist
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