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Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head (I hear music in the air)
unknown performance date (appox. around the 1960's) on the show TV Gospel Time with the Olivet Institutional Baptist Church Choir an amazing performance with a Gibson Les Paul SG custom with (polar white finish?)

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head

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  • Are you kiddin'? ...

    Are you kiddin'?
    The REASON The Rolling Stones are ANY good is because they was HIP to this gal before almost EVERYONE their age in The UK in The early '60ies and MOST folks in The USA...
    to THIS day...same goes for The Beatles, too, by the by....

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  • This is a great ...

    This is a great song! It reminds me of high school with my religion teacher, Chuck Ross. He used to sing it all the time (and I think his rendition might have been better!)

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  • She's at my ...

    She's at my Rock'n'Roll playlist!

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  • i'm impressed as ...

    i'm impressed as well very nice

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  • wow... 01:41 to 01: ...

    wow... 01:41 to 01:58 is incredible raw emotion

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  • the first riot ...

    the first riot grrrl?

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  • She is playin way ...

    She is playin way before her time she was bad !! as in good for those who are dweebs lol !

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  • Has Keith Richards ...

    Has Keith Richards seen this?

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  • What a voice! So ...

    What a voice! So made for gospel... (and the guitar playing... Wow Chuck Berry had competition here!)

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  • Dude, I've got ...

    Dude, I've got whiplash! Jesus, Mary, and Joseph AMEN!~

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  • Hey everyone - ...

    Hey everyone - There's going to be a fund raiser/memorial concert for Rosetta this Friday in Philadelphia at the Keswick Theatre. FYI... !! Gov. of PA also proclaimed Friday as 'Rosetta Tharpe' day. You can also send donations.

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  • When you see this, ...

    When you see this, you can understand why Louis Armstrong himself choose to sing "This train" inspired by Rosetta. She is the best swinger ever!

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  • I mustve watched ...

    I mustve watched the video a million times...Everytime I watch I get those same chills. I have never seen anything like this anywhere but in the old time holiness churches in the woods! What an amazing guitar player and singer...I love her!

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  • i'mma play like ...

    i'mma play like that one day!

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  • Blimey, she can ...

    Blimey, she can play!

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  • that's one rockin' ...

    that's one rockin' gospel singer & musician!

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  • 50 years later this ...

    50 years later this song and Sister Rosetta Tharpe still rock, and more than ever !

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  • Cool clip. Thanks ...

    Cool clip. Thanks for posting!

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  • Don't forget Mavis ...

    Don't forget Mavis Staples, treemonisha2006

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  • The best gospel ...

    The best gospel artists ever are Rosetta Tharpe and Mahalia Jackson

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  • The song is an old ...

    The song is an old gospel classic. Check out Sister Rosetta Tharpe's version.

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  • I haven't gotten ...

    I haven't gotten tired of watching this video. She's just a true performer, and musically gifted, wonderful expression. How could anyone not start tappin' their toes and singin' along!???!

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  • the two best gospel ...

    the two best gospel musicians ever: rosetta tharpe and abraham laboriel

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  • Excellent music,has ...

    Excellent music,has anyone got footage with Chris Barber band 1957?

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  • I love her

    I love her

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