UP ABOVE MY HEAD

TRACKLIST A1 Up Above My Head, I Hear Music In The Air A2 Ain't No Grave Hold My Body Down A3 Didn't It Rain A4 Trouble In Mind A5 Stand By Me A6 Sit Down A7 Jesus Is Here To Stay A8 The Natural Facts A9 The Devil Has Thrown Him Down B1 Bring Back Those Happy Days B2 Stretch Out B3 Beams Of Heaven B4 Don't Take Everybody To Be Your Friend B5 Teach Me To Be Right B6 This Train B7 That's All B8 Nobody's Fault But Mine B9 Shout, Sister, Shout! INFO Sister Rosetta Tharpe is often referred to as "the godmother of rock and roll" for her pioneering guitar technique, use of distortion/reverb, and a 1963 UK tour with Muddy Waters that has been cited as a huge influence by Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, and Jeff Beck. Though she reached more widespread notoriety across the world in the '50s and '60s thanks to the folk/blues revival and her beloved status among UK blues and rock musicians, it's her early recordings from the late '30s and early-mid '40s that are the most brilliant, visceral, and emotional of her career. This excellent collection compiles 18 of those amazing gospel and R&B sides into one place. Essential.