Sister Rosetta Tharpe: America's Greatest Gospel Singing and Guitar Playing Star

Object Details

Date
1958
Created by
Jazzshows Limited, British, 1956 - 1962
Subject of
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
Printed by
Small Offset Services Ltd., British
Description
A souvenir program from a Sister Rosetta Tharpe concert tour in England. The program has a blue cover with a white image and black text. The image depicts Sister Rosetta Tharpe singing. She is standing with a guitar strapped to her shoulder with her arms outstretched. Her eyes are closed. Black text at the bottom of the cover reads “JAZZSHOWS / present / Sister ROSETTA THARPE / America’s Greatest / GOSPEL SINGING and / GUITAR PLAYING STAR / SOUVENIR / PROGRAMME / ONE SHILLING.” The program has eight pages and gives biographical information on Rosetta Tharpe as well as the rest of the band members performing on the tour. The places listed in the program that the tour performed at are “London, Bournemouth, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle, Harrogate, Bradford, Leeds.” The back cover features an advertisements for a Sister Rosetta Tharpe album and for the 1958 "Floating Tour of Jazz."
Place made
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Topic
African American
Blues (Music)
Gospel (Music)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Mass media
Rock and roll (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.98.6
Type
programs
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 9 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (23 × 18 cm)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bdb7db37-1e78-48d0-9355-86499f257355
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.98.6