My favorite of hers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xzr_GBa8qk&feature=relatedShe's a fascinating musician.
Musical Influence
A number of musicians, ranging from Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis to Isaac Hayes and Aretha Franklin, have identified her—or, more particularly, her singing, guitar playing and showmanship—as an important influence on them. Little Richard referred to the stomping, shouting Gospel music legend as his favorite singer when he was a child. In Macon, Georgia. In 1945, she heard Little Richard sing prior to her concert at the Macon City Auditorium and later invited him on stage to sing with her. Following the show, she paid him for his performance. Johnny Cash's daughter Rosanne similarly stated in an interview with Larry King that Tharpe was her father's favorite singer.
John Lennon makes a cryptic reference to Tharpe at the beginning of the song "Get Back" from the Beatles' 1970 album and film Let It Be. Brixton band Alabama 3 (of Sopranos theme fame) named a track after Sister Rosetta on their debut album Exile on Coldharbour Lane. The Noisettes record a track called "Sister Rosetta (Capture the Spirit)" on their 2007 album What's the Time Mr. Wolf?
UK indie rock band Noisettes released a single "Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit)" in January 2007. Also in 2007, singers Alison Krauss and Robert Plant recorded a duet version of the song Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us, written by Sam Phillips.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Rosetta_Tharpe#Musical_InfluenceI had read somewhere, that she was one of the first to go electric, and when playing in England, greatly influenced The Beatles.
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