Sister Rosetta Tharpe — Precious Memories (TAPE)

USED Tape NM Media and artwork, crack in plastic case / 1984 Savoy Records pressing / Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock'n'Roll, the guitar and singing music sensation who had "IT" before Aretha, discovered Little Richard, and influenced Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, and countless others? The lady who packed them in every venue she played, including the Cotton Club, Carnegie Hall, and the stadium where 25,000 attended her third wedding? The first gospel performer to have a record make the top ten on the R&B charts? I am sorry to say that I didn't know anything about this remarkable (and astoundingly underappreciated) American treasure until I recently saw the musical " Shout Sister Shout" at the Pasadena Playhouse - twice.