SPOTLIGHT

Rosetta Tharpe! She was born on a Cotton Plant in Arkansas in 1915. She started touring with her Mom at 6 years old, in a evangelical troupe and would be billed as "the singing and guitar playing miracle!" She jammed as an extension of the same church for almost 20 years until, yup, she moved to New York City. There she signed with Decca and became one of the first popular gospel artists ever, and had a nice run through the late 60's.