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Shout Sister Shout

Ruby Turner celebrates the influential gospel singer and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Ruby Turner celebrates the influential gospel singer and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Sister Rosetta was one of the most innovative gospel musicians of her time. In her music, you can hear blues, R & B and rock 'n' roll, and she influenced the likes of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and many more. When she married, 20,000 people attended the wedding in a baseball stadium, yet when she died, she was buried in an unmarked grave.

Ruby Turner charts her rise to fame and popularity and subsequent demise in a documentary first broadcast on Radio 2 in 2009.

1 hour

Music Played

  • Up above my head

  • Blind Willie Johnson

    DARK WAS THE NIGHT

    • Dark was the night.
    • Mojo Workin.
    • B0000-2519C.
  • CONGREGATION & Elder Otis Jones

    I am the vine Elder Otis Jones and the congregation

    • Religious Music: congregational & Ceremonial.
    • unknown.
    • LCM-2074.
  • Michelle Shocked

    ANCHORAGE

    • SHORT SHARP SHOCKED.
    • MERCURY.
    • 834-9242.
  • Sounds of Blackness

    GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY

    • Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan.
    • sbme.
    • B0012-GMYPK.
  • The Hokum Boys

    Selling that stuff The Hokum Boys

    • Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2.
    • Document.
    • B000000-J46.
  • Arizona Dranes

    I'll go where you want me to go Arizona Dranes

    • Negro Spirituals and Gospel Songs 1926-1942.
    • Fremeaux.
    • B0000-27YA8.
  • George Tom & Tampa Red

    It's tight like that

    • Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1929).
    • Document.
    • B000000-J46.
  • The Dixie Hummingbirds

    Who are we? The Dixie Hummingbirds

    • Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2003 Live Induction Concerts Vol 1.
    • unknown.
    • B001-HOCHVS.
  • Thomas A. Dorsey

    If you see my saviour

    • Precious Lord: The Great Gospel Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey.
    • Sbme Special Mkts..
    • B0012-GMVX0.
  • Mahalia Jackson

    God shall wipe all tears away Mahalia Jackson

    • Negro Spirituals and Gospel Songs 1926-1942.
    • Fremeaux.
    • B0000-27YA8.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    rock me

    • The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol.1.
    • proper.
    • B0000-250JZ.
  • George Tom & Tampa Red

    It's tight like that

    • Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1929).
    • Document.
    • B000000-J46.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    rock me

    • The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol.3.
    • Fremeaux.
    • B00001-POJRO.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Shout Sister Shout

    • The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol.1.
    • proper.
    • B0000-250JZ.
  • Unknown

    THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER

    • NATIONAL ANTHEMS 3.
    • Sonoton recordings.
    • SAS-105.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    I want a tall skinny papa

    • The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol.1.
    • proper.
    • B0000-250JZ.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Strange things happening every day

    • The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol.2.
    • Fremeaux.
    • B0000-4TLQL.
  • Marie Knight & Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Didn't it rain

    • The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol.2.
    • Fremeaux.
    • B0000-4TLQL.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Saviour don't you pass me by/up above my head US Government Public Health Broadcasts from the library of congress

    • US Government Public Health Broadcasts.
    • free copyright.
    • na-na.
  • Unknown

    Bridal Chorus

    • The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol.1.
    • proper.
    • B0000-250JZ.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    God don't like it

    • The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol.4.
    • Fremeaux.
    • B000-E3LHXC.
  • Red Foley

    Peace in the valley

    • Hillbilly Fever: 24 Greatest Hits.
    • Country Stars.
    • B000-9SPZBM.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    God don't like it

    • The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol.4.
    • Fremeaux.
    • B000-E3LHXC.
  • Elvis Presley

    That's all right mama Elvis Presley

    • The Essential Elvis Presley.
    • Bmg / Elvis.
    • B000-KX0HVY.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Strange things happening every day

    • The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol.4.
    • Fremeaux.
    • B0000-4TLQL.
  • Chris Barber's Jazzband, Chris Barber & Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    When the Saints

    • Chris Barber Presents The Blues Legacy : Lost and Found Series Volume 1.
    • Pinnacle.
    • B00-134VUTC.
  • Chris Barber's Jazzband, Chris Barber & Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Every time I feel the spirit

    • Chris Barber Presents The Blues Legacy : Lost and Found Series Volume 1.
    • Pinnacle.
    • B00-134VUTC.
  • Unknown

    Introduction of Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    • From "Blues and Gospel Train" transmitted 19/08/1964.
    • rights cleared and paid for from Granada.
    • 0-0.
  • Marie Knight & Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Didn't it rain

    • The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol.2.
    • proper.
    • B0000-4TLQL.
  • Marie Knight & Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Precious Memories

    • Vol 3 1946-1947.
    • DOC.
    • DOCd-5607.
  • Marion Williams & Thomas A. Dorsey

    Take my hand precious Lord

    • Precious Lord Recordings Of The Great Gospel Songs Of Thomas A. Dorsey.
    • Legacy/Columbia.
    • B00138-CZTW.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    rock me

    • The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol.3.
    • proper.
    • B0000-POJRO.
  • Toshi Reagon

    Rock me

    • Shout, Sister, Shout!: A Tribute To Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
    • M.C. Records.
    • WAM-2ue.
  • Michelle Shocked

    Strange things happening every day

    • Shout, Sister, Shout!: A Tribute To Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
    • M.C. Records.
    • WAM-2ue.
  • Ruby Turner

    This Train

    • I'm Travelling On.
    • RTRPRODUCTIONS.
    • RTR-003.
  • Okkervil River

    Calling and Not Calling My Ex

    • Jagjaguwar.
  • Oasis

    Some Might Say

  • Thievery Corporation

    Lebanese Blonde

    • MIRROR CONSPIRACY.
    • 4AD.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Saviour, Don't Pass Me By

    • This Is Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
    • Boulevard Records.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 19 Jan 2021 03:00
  • Thu 9 Mar 2023 01:00
  • Wed 14 Feb 2024 01:00
  • Tue 19 Mar 2024 03:00