Critical Mass/Opinion

Washed in the blood: Rosetta Tharpe

Sister Rosetta Tharpe poses with her guitar in a 1938 publicity  photo.
(Special to the Democrat-Gazette)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe poses with her guitar in a 1938 publicity photo. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette)

Rosetta rolled her eyes when she played

She knew that strange things happen every day

-- Frank Turner, "Sister Rosetta"

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.

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