Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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Lizzo and Sister Rosetta Tharpe onstage

Lizzo to play rock'n'roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in upcoming biopic

By Fraser Lewry published

Rosetta, a film about the life of one of rock'n'roll's founding mothers, is the culmination of several years' work for Lizzo

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

The story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, founding mother of rock'n'roll

By Bill DeMain last updated

Step back Chuck Berry, Elvis and the rest... and meet Sister Rosetta Tharpe, one of the founding mothers of rock'n'roll

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AC/DC's Angus Young with a Gibson SG Junior

The Guitars That Built Rock: The Gibson SG

By Ed Mitchell published

The Les Paul might Gibson's best known guitar but it's not its biggest seller. That honour goes to the SG, a Devil-horned, mahogany-bodied slab cherished by AC/DC's Angus Young...

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