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Throwback: Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Up Above My Head

2025-03-16
GospelRock
By: blakcitrus
On: March 16, 2025

Sister Rosetta Tharpe recorded “Up Above My Head” with Marie Knight in 1947 for Decca Records. The traditional gospel song was first recorded by the Gospel Sons in 1941 but Tharpe and Knight’s version is the most known. Their rendition reached number 6 on the Billboard Race Records chart inContinue Reading

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