Sister Rosetta Tharpe: America's Greatest Gospel Singing and Guitar Playing Star
Program from a Sister Rosetta Tharpe concert series in England
- Created by
- Jazzshows Limited, British, 1956 - 1962
- Subject of
- Tharpe, Sister Rosetta, American, 1915 - 1973
- Printed by
- Small Offset Services Ltd., British
- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (23 × 18 cm)
- 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
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- programs
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Gospel (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Mass media
- Rock and roll (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
- Object number
- 2014.98.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




