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2023-10-05 10:00:32
50 years ago, on October 9, 1973, a pioneer died. Sister Rosetta Tharpe had grown up in church but her gospel culture went beyond the contours of a faith that was nevertheless sincere. His aspiration to break out of the box encouraged him very early on to play with other popular forms of expression. Armed with her electric guitar, she invented, without really realizing it, a musical genre that would revolutionize the American and, soon, global soundscape. She was, of course, not the only one, but her contribution to “The Epic of Black Music” is undeniable.
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