{"id":1558,"date":"2015-02-04T23:30:18","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T23:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/portmanteau.sg\/?p=1558"},"modified":"2022-03-03T04:21:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T04:21:28","slug":"performance-of-didnt-it-rain-by-sister-rosetta-tharpe-1964","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portmanteau.sg\/blog\/2015\/02\/04\/performance-of-didnt-it-rain-by-sister-rosetta-tharpe-1964\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommendation: Performance of &#8220;Didn&#8217;t It Rain&#8221; by Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1964)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This video is just perfect, in my opinion. Right from <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sister_Rosetta_Tharpe\">Sister Rosetta Tharpe<\/a> alighting from a buggy and\u00a0being escorted to the\u00a0stage on a disused railway platform to her superb artistry and incredible\u00a0voice, everything exudes sass and spirit. What&#8217;s more, the visual impact of the\u00a0dame rocking an electric guitar in a white bejewelled\u00a0swing coat and heels is as glorious\u00a0as it gets. Considering her achievements (she&#8217;s been dubbed the Godmother of Rock n&#8217; Roll) and that she was inspiration to the likes of Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin and Jerry Lee Lewis, I&#8217;m surprised she&#8217;s not more widely known and referenced, but the historical precedent she set is inspiring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Credits:<\/strong><br \/>Photograph of \u00a0Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Jonnie Hamp from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-manchester-27256401\">BBC<\/a><br \/>Video of Sister Rosetta Tharpe performing near Manchester in 1964 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5SoZG4yDaJA\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-0\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sister Rosetta Tharpe .. 1964 .. Didn&#039;t it Rain .. 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