
Episode 5: Rosetta Tharpe and “This Train”
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Thorpe's First Single - I Aroe Evi Tot Li
Tharp's performances at the cotton club drew a great deal of attention. Time magazine even did a feature on her and how she swings same songs in church and night club. Her remake of rochmy with millinder's band from 19 forty one shows just how much her artistry had improved in just three years. Hear the words at im sang mugh, my soul with water fro on high alla. Wor of love. If you leave me, i will.
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