Episode 38 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe

<p>In episode 38, we hear the sweet, sweet music of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, known as the godmother of rock’n’roll.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>DLS co-founder Florian Duijsens brings us the tale of this legendary guitarist and gospel singer who had a profound influence on musicians like Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin. She took to the stage at the age of four, and never really left it.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Sister Rosetta Tharpe made the first gospel record to hit the charts, played with Cab Calloway at the Cotton Club, attracted 25,000 paying customers to her third wedding, got in trouble with gospel purists and recorded a live album in Paris in 1964.</p> <p> </p> <p>To start off the episode, Susan and Katy toast to the end of a strange year with the Dead Ladies Show signature tipple, affordable German bubbly Rotkäppchen (Red Riding Hood) and give thanks for the support we’ve had and that yet to come.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>The presentation in this episode was recorded live with help from Brigitte Hamar at the Studiobühne der Universität Münster where we were invited by the Burg Hülshoff Center for Literature. Other talks from this event in German can be found here:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.burg-huelshoff.de/en/medien/mediathek/dead-ladies-show"> https://www.burg-huelshoff.de/en/medien/mediathek/dead-ladies-show</a></p> <p>Thanks also to Fiona, Kati, Tobias, Feline and Jörg for inviting and assisting us.</p> <p>To learn more, visit our episode page here:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> <a href= "https://deadladiesshow.com/2020/12/09/podcast-38-sister-rosetta-tharpe/"> https://deadladiesshow.com/2020/12/09/podcast-38-sister-rosetta-tharpe</a></p> <p>Our theme music is “<a href= "https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing">Little Lily Swing</a>” by <a href= "https://soundcloud