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Get ready for a night of rock ‘n’ roll. On March 20 at the Hippodrome Theater, Richmond musicians will honor the legacy of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of rock ‘n’ roll. Sister Rosetta Tharpe ...

For 80 or so pulsating minutes, director Andrea Frye’s True Colors Theatre production of “Marie and Rosetta,” is a pure pleasure. Written by George Brant, the play is about the origins of the ...

In this episode we give props and respect to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a groundbreaking musician and Jesus follower who merged gospel and rock music. In a time when the deck was stacked against her, ...

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"Marie and Rosetta" is more than two powerful, flexible vocalists singing the heck out of everything. But if your only reason for seeing the Milwaukee Repertory Theater's new production is to enjoy ...

The story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe — the singer and guitarist often called the godmother of rock-and roll — was untold for so long that any attempt to bring it to life had to be seismic. An early ...

Denise Lee, left, and Denise Jackson star in playwright George Brant's "Marie and Rosetta" at Amphibian Stage in Fort Worth.(Evan Michael Woods) Students of American popular music know Sister Rosetta ...

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Lizzo is scheduled to take a journey to the sky. The 36-year-old has been tapped, E! News has learned, to play rock and roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a new biopic currently in development at ...

Watch a video of Beverley Knight and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu perform 'Up Above My Head' in the rehearsal room for Marie and Rosetta, with Music Supervisor, Arranger and Orchestrator Liam Godwin on piano ...