Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Gospel Train (Expanded Edition) (1956/2018)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) - 218 MB | Cover | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 90 MB | 00:38:47
Soul, Blues, Gospel | Label: Verve Records
The album was released in 1956 and consists of twelve flawless tracks. The album’s first and last songs, “Jericho” and “99 ½ Won’t Do,” are traditional tunes, and everything else, with the exception of Hanighen’s “Two Little Fishes, Five Loaves of Bread,” was written by Tharpe. The woman is a powerhouse of talent. Her vocals seem to anticipate artists like Aretha Franklin and Billie Holiday, and sadly, her guitar playing ability seems to always be underappreciated. She is the only woman that I’ve seen play an electric guitar back in the 40s and 50s. She probably wasn’t the only one, but she was the most famous and certainly the most talented.