
Episode 5: Rosetta Tharpe and “This Train”
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Introduction
One black woman is as responsible as any one for the style of rock and roll. To find out why, we're going to be making our final trip back to 19 38 and carnegie hall. We've talked in earlier episodes about john hammond's legendary spirituals to swing concerts. The forms of music made largely by black people could sound less sophisticated in the 19 thirties.
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