Rock, Rosetta, rock! Roll, Rosetta, roll! : presenting sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock & roll /

"Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bolden, Tonya (Author)
Other Authors: Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she grew into a rock & roll trailblazer in a time when women were rarely seen rocking out."--Front cover flap.
Item Description:A retelling of SIster Rosetta Tharpe's life as told by a fictional contemporary.
Includes a timeline of Sister Rosetta Tharpe's life and author's note.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:4-8.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780062994387
0062994387