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The Godmother of Rock & Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (2011)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

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The Godmother of Rock & Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (2011)

60 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Documentary about gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who influenced the early rockers.

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Death on the Nile (2022)
Pauline Black Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Funny Man (1994)
Chris Barber Self - Jazz Trombonist Self - Jazz Trombonist See fewer	Ocean's Eight (2018)
Joe Boyd Self - Record Producer Self - Record Producer See fewer	Taking Woodstock (2009)
Howard Carroll Self Self See fewer	We Love You Like a Rock: The Dixie Hummingbirds (1994)
The Dixie Hummingbirds Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
Robert Hargrove Self - Church of God in Christ, Philadelphia (as Pastor Robert Hargrove) Self - Church of God in Christ, Philadelphia (as Pastor Robert Hargrove) See fewer	The Godmother of Rock & Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (2011)
Anthony Heilbut Self - Record Producer Self - Record Producer See fewer	Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Helen Henderson Self - Church of God in Christ, Philadelphia Self - Church of God in Christ, Philadelphia See fewer	The Godmother of Rock & Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (2011)
Lottie Henry Self - The Rosettes Self - The Rosettes See fewer	The Godmother of Rock & Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (2011)
George Klein Self Self See fewer	Still Rockin' (2022)
Roxie Moore Self - Friend of Rosetta Self - Friend of Rosetta See fewer	The Godmother of Rock & Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (2011)
Cousin Joe Pleasant Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971)
Gordon Stoker Self - The Jordanaires Self - The Jordanaires See fewer	Heart of Dixie (1989)
Ira Tucker Jr. Self - Son of Dixie Hummingbirds Band Leader Self - Son of Dixie Hummingbirds Band Leader See fewer	Rejoice and Shout (2010)
Ira Tucker Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Gayle Wald Self - Biographer Self - Biographer See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Willa Ward Self - The Ward Sisters Self - The Ward Sisters See fewer	Beloved (1998)
Muddy Waters Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)