June Is African American Music Appreciation Month. Was Created By Pres. Jimmy Carter

Bretrick said:
Love this.
I came across Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the late 70s.
I later found out that she died in the early 70s.
There is no way can I remember the song that took my ear back then as a teenager.
I know I did research the song I heard and found out it was someone called Rosetta Tharpe.
Heavy on the Blues with a deal of spirituality. Her music makes one want to get up and swing those hips of ours.
Down By The Riverside - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Thank you for posting this. It's s funny your mentioned her Bretrick! The last time I remember hearing about her was when I lived at home. My mother used to listen to her. And check this out! MyBFF, who is a pianist by profession, told me about her blues influence on popular musicians, for which she did not get the recognition she deserved. This is from Wikipedia:
"Tharpe was a pioneer in her guitar technique; she was among the first popular recording artists to use heavy distortion on her electric guitar, opening the way to the rise of electric blues. Her guitar-playing technique had a profound influence on the development of British blues in the 1960s. Her European tour with Muddy Waters in 1964, with a stop in Manchester on May 7, is cited by British guitarists such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Keith Richards.[9] Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Wikipedia"
 
JBR said:
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Nice!!!
@Pam @Olivia @seadoug @Paladin1950 @Michael Z @dilettante @AnnieA @papa tiger Thank you for contributing to and adding more interest to this thread! šŸ¤— I hadn't heard some of these songs!

@seadoug , I absolutely love Sun Goddess! Bought the album, loved that album cover too.

@Ruthanne I remember when Oh Happy Day came out. It was groundbreaking in that the Gospel mass choir sound reached the masses and became an instant hit. This from Wiki:
ā€œOh Happy Day" is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of the 1755 hymn[1] by clergyman Philip Doddridge. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969, reaching No. 4 on the US Singles Chart, No. 1 in France, Germany, and the Netherlands and No. 2 on the Canadian Singles Chart, UK Singles Chart, and Irish Singles Chart. It has since become a gospel music standard, selling over 7 million copies" worldwide,[2][3] making it the second best-selling gospel song of all time.ā€
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Nice!!!
@Pam @Olivia @seadoug @Paladin1950 @Michael Z @dilettante @AnnieA @papa tiger Thank you for contributing to and adding more interest to this thread! šŸ¤— I hadn't heard some of these songs!

@seadoug , I absolutely love Sun Goddess! Bought the album, loved that album cover too.

@Ruthanne I remember when Oh Happy Day came out. It was groundbreaking in that the Gospel mass choir sound reached the masses and became an instant hit. This from Wiki:
ā€œOh Happy Day" is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of the 1755 hymn[1] by clergyman Philip Doddridge. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969, reaching No. 4 on the US Singles Chart, No. 1 in France, Germany, and the Netherlands and No. 2 on the Canadian Singles Chart, UK Singles Chart, and Irish Singles Chart. It has since become a gospel music standard, selling over 7 million copies" worldwide,[2][3] making it the second best-selling gospel song of all time.ā€
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I remember my days of walking along the beach in Florida and listening to Sun Goddess on my boom box. It was ethereal. I still have it on my music list to this day.
 
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