Shout, Sister, Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe [Enhanced]

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The music of the late Sister Rosetta Tharpe is one of those buried treasures of Americana periodically exhumed to delight the previously unaware. Nominally a gospel singer, she was in fact a triple-threat performer: singer, guitarist, and composer. Of course, the respectful and tasteful covers by the all-female roster here reveal only Tharpe's compositional contributions. Festival staples like "This Train," sung by Janis Ian (with some snappy guitar picking of her own), and "Precious Memories," done in haunting but near tuneless fashion by Sweet Honey in the Rock, are joined by spirited renditions of lesser known Tharpe originals like "Beams of Heaven" (taken to church by Phoebe Snow) and "Up Above My Head" (Maria Muldaur). Other contributors like Victoria Williams, Rory Block, Odetta, and Michelle Shocked bring Tharpe's repertoire into their own stylistic realms. Tharpe's former singing partner Marie Knight most closely approaches the fervor of her late friend on "Didn't It Rain," with Jimmy Vivino hinting at Tharpe's guitar style. Thankfully the CD includes an MPEG of the Sister herself singing and rocking out on electric guitar with an energy unequaled elsewhere on the record. This video and her fascinating story as told by Gayle Wald in the extensive notes make Shout, Sister, Shout! a must-have. --Michael Ross

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Shout, Sister, Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe [Enhanced]

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Shout, Sister, Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Manufacturer: M.C. Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000ALFZ3
Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

Nobodys Fault But Mine - Joan Osborne
My Journey To The Sky - Maria Muldaur
Rock Me - Toshi Reagon
Two Little Fishes And Five Loaves Of Bread - Odetta
Strange Things Happen Every Day - Michelle Shocked
This Train - Janis Ian
Shout, Sister, Shout! - Maria Muldaur
Beams Of Heaven - Phoebe Snow
Precious Memories - Sweet Honey In The Rock
I Want A Tall Skiny Papa - Marcia Ball
My Lord And I - Victoria Williams
Stand By Me - Rory Block
Up Above My Head - Maria Muldaur
Don't Take Everybody To Be Your Friend - Joanna Connor
That's All - Angela Strehli
I Looked Down The Line (And I Wondered) - Maria Muldaur
Didn't It Rain - Marie Knight

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The music of the late Sister Rosetta Tharpe is one of those buried treasures of Americana periodically exhumed to delight the previously unaware. Nominally a gospel singer, she was in fact a triple-threat performer: singer, guitarist, and composer. Of course, the respectful and tasteful covers by the all-female roster here reveal only Tharpe's compositional contributions. Festival staples like "This Train," sung by Janis Ian (with some snappy guitar picking of her own), and "Precious Memories," done in haunting but near tuneless fashion by Sweet Honey in the Rock, are joined by spirited renditions of lesser known Tharpe originals like "Beams of Heaven" (taken to church by Phoebe Snow) and "Up Above My Head" (Maria Muldaur). Other contributors like Victoria Williams, Rory Block, Odetta, and Michelle Shocked bring Tharpe's repertoire into their own stylistic realms. Tharpe's former singing partner Marie Knight most closely approaches the fervor of her late friend on "Didn't It Rain," with Jimmy Vivino hinting at Tharpe's guitar style. Thankfully the CD includes an MPEG of the Sister herself singing and rocking out on electric guitar with an energy unequaled elsewhere on the record. This video and her fascinating story as told by Gayle Wald in the extensive notes make Shout, Sister, Shout! a must-have. --Michael Ross

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bubble pop/rock fluff of a tribute.......2004-12-16

Only "Two Little Fishes" comes close to capturing Tharpe's sound. The rest of the album is top 40 radio sounding bubblegum pop fluff versions of good songs. The song "Shout Sister Shout" is also given nice treatment, but 90% of this tribute is wasteland kiddie pop. this ends up being more of an insult then a tribute to Tharpe? Where are the Blind Boys of Alabama, where's Lavay Smith???

Irresistible!.......2004-12-02

My first introduction to Tharpe was back on an LP entitled "Sister Rosetta Tharpe" (Foremothers Volume 8, Rosetta Records.) I listened before reading the liner notes and at several points thought, "Is that Chuck Berry or somebody backing her up?"

To my surprise it wasn't Chuck Berry, it was Sister Rosetta herself. Lord, how that woman could swing a song! As a singer, guitarist and composer, she was the first real gospel superstar.

With performances by Phoebe Snow, Janis Ian, Odetta and others, this CD is a fitting and stellar tribute to Tharp's compositional skills, and it even includes an MPEG video of Tharpe's live performance of "Down By the Riverside" back in the 1960's from TV Gospel Time. The liner notes include a 4-page bio by Gayle Wald, author of a forthcoming biography.

Buy It!.......2004-01-22

An EXTRAORDINARY album! It is an absolute must for those interested in true "roots" music. You will find yourself filing it next to your soundtrack from "Down From The Mountain" or "O'Brother Where Art Thou?" On the other hand, you may file it with your Blues music. But it is Gospel?

The truth is...to my ear... this album is an excellent demonstration of the interrelationship of Gospel, Blues and Jazz. And the performers! Simply the best available today. For those that are not familiar with some of them, you may find some new "friends." I was especially pleased to see that Angela Strehli was included.

You will also be treated to an excellent history on Sister Rosetta Tharpe...Like Who Knew?

There is also an extra treat included for those with computers--an MPEG file of Sister Rosetta Tharpe singing "Down By The Riverside." Simply open Windows Media or Real Audio, and select the file from your drive to play it. You won't be disappointed.

Finally, a special thanks to Mark Carpentieri and Maria Muldaur for bringing this music to life.

Frank Simpson

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