Black History Moments: Sister Rosetta Tharpe started Rock 'n' Roll

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Great video! I grew up in Clarksdale, MS and we were always taught that Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston had the first rock 'n roll song with "Rocket 88" but Tharpe would have been more than a decade ahead of them, and I expect that she influenced them greatly!