On October 31, 1938, aged 23, Rosetta Tharpe recorded for the first time. She recorded "Rock Me," "That's All," "My Man and I" and "The Lonesome Road," which all became instant hits, establishing Tharpe as an overnight sensation and one of the first commercially successful gospel recording artists. During the 1940s-60s, Tharpe introduced the spiritual passion of her gospel music into the secular world of rock ’n’ roll, inspiring some of its greatest stars, including Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, J
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