Rosetta Tharp's Life in New York

Melinda's band was an odd fit for rosetta tharpe, and she was increasingly forced to sing secular numbers along with the gospel music she loved. On you hear me singin theothe words that i sayi whit my so ma aa a record, she more or less invented the guitar style that teabone, walker, b b king and others would adapt for themselves. The savoy ball room was closed down not long after, allegedly for prostitution, but more likely because it allowed white women to dance with black men. And the city of new York wouldn't allow that.