Who invented rock 'n roll: Elvis/Tharpe?

She played rock before Elvis, grave had no name - Sister Rosetta Tharpe was the pioneer

Black woman who invented rock 'n roll (before Elvis) - Lez Lizzo as Rose Tharpe in upcoming film

(Origins OSU) The [Black blues gospel] Mother of Rock and Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe

(Polyphonic) The Black American woman who invented rock n' roll - Try Skillshare

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  Slavery, blues, gospel, guitar = rock 'n roll

  00:00 Intro
• 00:54 Title card
• 01:01 Unique sound
• 01:53 Early recordings
• 03:42 Sexuality (bisexual pioneer) and scandal
• 05:10 Biracial performances (backed by an all-white band of musicians)
• 05:50 Electric guitar playing and legacy
• 08:19 Sister Rosetta Tharpe revival 
• 09:00 Conclusion

(corporal henshaw) The Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe

It's true. I would be nothing without Sister Rosetta Tharpe. White privilege made me wealthy.

ALL lives will not matter until Black lives matter (even if founders get corrupted)

• Eds., Wisdom Quarterly