Yola on Sister Rosetta Tharpe: 'We Have To Give Black America Their Flowers' | RS News

[@wildcrocus]

She was literally the person to put Little Richard on stage. He never sang outside of church before she had him sing when she was doing a set in his home town.

[@timetravelingjukebox]

You did a beautiful rendition of Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the film!! I wished the scenes you were performing in were longer! And it's about time Sister Rosetta Tharpe is recognized and celebrated! I hope the film will inspire people to go back and see how so many music genres were started or influenced by Black artists over time!! We are the foundation 👑

[@accorsistudios]

I’ve been playing guitar and listening, playing blues for decades. The first time I heard Sister Rosetta Thorpe I thought to myself “I don’t have it. It’s just a hobby. SHE is a force.” This video is brilliant. So accurate. Tharpe needs a film to herself.

[@tangofoxtrot40]

Ooohhh i love her and her voice in ELVIS! What a revelation for me

[@CasCalloway1610]

She a Queen speaking about a Genius! We love to see it, she speaks with such big knowledge it just makes me want to search and learn more about all this culture. I love it

[@Existentialnausea]

I knew nothing of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, until I saw "Elvis". It made me curious & here I am! I'm excited to learn about her.

[@susiefairfield7218]

We owe all of our Rock n Roll to AA Thank you 🙏 Thank you🙌🏾 Thank You 🙌🏾 Thank you 👊🏾✊🏽✌🏽 Love is REAL ❤NFA

[@kathleenomalley7838]

Love this article Thank You

[@DavidRichardson95]

Yola definitely carrying on that legacy that Ms. Tharpe carved out. I can't wait to see _Elvis_ soon.

[@danielleriverin3117]

I'm watching the movie right now! 🌹😍✌️😎⭐👍

[@DavidRichardson95]

@@danielleriverin3117 I've watched it twice. I have a new appreciation for Elvis the way they incorporated all of the black rock 'n' roll stars he encountered in the movie.

[@islandgal2583]

Preeeeeach my Sistah 🙌🏾💜 First time I’m hearing about you 🙈😊

[@mmabelward]

beautiful video ❤

[@UURevival]

Glad to see her getting more recognition. But when I first discovered her like 20 years ago, I was like why is she not more celebrated? She’s clearly the first rock ‘n’ roll star, and she was also a gospel star. Like you say her influence is so huge on American music. I just want that white guitar… ❤️

[@UURevival]

Glad to see her getting more recognition. But when I first discovered her like 20 years ago, I was like why is she not more celebrated? She’s clearly the first rock ‘n’ roll star, and she was also a gospel star. Like you say her influence is so huge on American music. I just want that white guitar… ❤️ (tragically I just went to the local music store where I took music lessons for like three years during the pandemic and asked for anything by Sister Rosetta Tharpe and they didn’t have anything. )😳😥😫

[@cherylcalac8485]

Well said❣️

[@evanricheson1630]

It was a good performance from Yola. Sister Rosetta tharpe was portrayed well in the movie. The impact of her music has done so much.

[@AlessandrasArt]

Amazing video.

[@agendarecords2530]

Brilliant Mind

[@gunterherpers8500]

Wunderbar🎉

[@honeycombsound2470]

Yola approaching the G as in genius!

[@higher_haze]

3:48 factsss

[@artie9940]

✊🏾

[@Chichistar]

Anyone that dose not know sister Rosetta Tharp is the godmother of Rock and roll knows nothing of real Rock n roll. Bout time they told the world the truth. Elvis stole from her. 💜

[@L_O27]

He was influenced by her. Not stole. Each generation influences the next. If you missed that, you missed the entire point of Yola's video here.

[@Chichistar]

@@L_O27 and when did elvis ever give credit to the woman that inspired him? He never did he made money by copying the music and not even giving her any credit. That’s the truth of it. The person that made the video is being polite she has more to loose if she offends anyone. I don’t.

[@JloveLamar]

All of this stuff Yola talks about isn't even shown in the film. She gets half of a speck in the film. Where is THIS movie, Yola?? 😄

[@kardon4996]

American entertainment( the world is loving and enjoying) is an invention of African Americans, period !!!!!!!!!!!!!💕💕💕 No doubt !!!!! But we all kniw what USA is/was when it comes to compactions.....if u dig ...!!!!!!!!!

[@GeronFletcher]

She basically invented a genre, that ended up generating billions on billions on billions of dollars for people worldwide in many capacities from singers, to managers, to venue owners to whiskey dealers and after all that she was buried in an unmarked grave for over 35 years. I tell you America is a cold place

[@HoneySwtDrms]

HIRE BLACK AMERICAN ACTORS FOR BLACK AMERICAN ICONS!!!

[@jamestrickingtonIII]

They should have cast a Black American to play her then, tf

[@tangofoxtrot40]

Nah. Nobody good enough.

[@johngillespie3409]

The english have stolen too much

[@HURT108]

@@tangofoxtrot40 Jennifer Hudson???

[@LM-ii8mx]

​@@HURT108 she's had enough roles give someone else a chance

[@erkkinho]

Elvis learned to sing singing gospel.