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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Up Above My Head , TV Gospel Time, c.1962, YouTube, duration: 2.54 minutes. ------------------------ Introduction In 2026 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973) is variously proclaimed the woman who invented rock n' roll , or creator of the modern electric guitar sound and technique . All of this is in some ways true. Yet during her lifetime, whilst she achieved a great deal, including producing million selling records, as a black woman she was not given the credit due. This article seeks to test the aforementioned claims by presenting evidence of her achievements, with a focus on the her use of the electric guitar, usually within the context of her role as a gospel singer and performer. However, it was her unique, upbeat style that saw her first publically associated with the term rock and roll and 1942: It's Sister Rosetta Tharpe for the rock and roll spiritual singing (Maurice Orodenker, Billboard ,1942) In looking back at the music of Sister ...
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In The Wake of the Bounty 1933

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Australian film releases: The Story of the Kelly Gang 1906-10 | Australian film posters 1906-71 | Strike 1912 | Strike 1912 AI | For the Term of His Natural Life 1927 | Metropolis 1928 | In the Wake of the Bounty 1933 | Captain Thunderbolt 1951 | Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975 | Newspaper advertisement, March 1933. 1. Introduction Errol Flynn In the Wake of the Bounty was a docudrama produced by Charles Chauvel and is notable for two reasons: firstly, its place in the history of Australian film making, and secondly, as the first screen appearance of Tasmanian and future Hollywood actor Errol Flynn (1909-1959). It was also the second Australian film to cover this iconic historical episode in which the crew of  HMS Bounty , under Fletcher Christian, mutinied against the infamous Captain Bligh. The first film on the topic was the 5 reel (100 minutes) Mutiny of the Bounty (1916) , directed by Raymond Longford, but now lost. This was followed...
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Nick Drake - Ross Grainger interview 30 July 2019 [Draft]

Nick Drake: Bio | Chronology | Death | Guitars   | Interplay One 1972 | London 1968 | Photographs | Ross Grainger Interview 2019 |  Ross Grainger Reminiscences 1969-70 | Songs |     NB: Draft only.  1. Introduction This interview with Ross Grainger (RG) is based on a recorded transcript which began in the office of Associate Professor Anthony Ashbolt (AA) of the Department of History and Politics, University of Wollongong. It then continued as we walked to the University Library, and finally as we sat down at the Panizzi Café in front of the library. It ended as Grainger hopped onto a bus. The interviewer was Michael Organ (MO). Those also in the conversation included Anthony Ashbolt and Kristy Newton (KN) of the Library. The interview focuses on Grainger's interactions with Nick Drake in London during 1969-70. --------------------  2. Interview with Ross Grainger, 30 July 2019   RG: When I arrived in London I was living...
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