And yet she was scarcely recognized as a guitarist until years after her death, aged 58, from a stroke, in 1973. Her New York Times obituary called her a “Top Gospel Singer” but the newspaper made ...

Arkansas native Rosetta Nubin Tharpe was one of gospel music’s first superstars, the first gospel performer to record for a major record label (Decca), and an early crossover from gospel to secular ...

Lizzo will take on the role about the revolutionary singer and guitar player's life. Lizzo is ready for her starring role. The singer will portray rock and roll’s godmother, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, in ...

News comes today from Deadline that yet another feature-length on Cotton Plant native Sister Rosetta Tharpe is in the works, and this one’s got some serious artistic muscle behind it: Oscar-nominated ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is often dubbed “the godmother of rock ‘n’ roll” for her use of pioneering guitar technique, bridging the gap between gospel and secular music in the process. Her life and ...

Lovely Hoffman as Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Pier Lamia Porter as Marie Knight in rehearsal for "Marie and Rosetta." (Courtesy Kelly Gaudet) When we think of the rock ‘n’ roll greats, the name Sister ...

Lizzo will play trailblazing musician Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the upcoming biopic “Rosetta” from Amazon MGM Studios. From writers Natalie Chaidez (“The Flight Attendant”) and Kwynn Perry ...

Lizzo will pick up the guitar in her first leading role. According to Deadline, the 4-time Grammy winner will reportedly portray rock 'n' roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in upcoming Amazon MGM ...