It’s Black History Month. Rather than post factoids I’m just gonna post a picture and a name and y’all can google why they’re important. Knowledge for you without a lot of free labor from me. Win win.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Also look up her marriage it’s quite a story
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Also look up her marriage it’s quite a story
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She was a genius and an innovator and I hate that she's not well known.
It's funny; Wikipedia speaks briefly of her first, mentions the spectacle of her third, and ignores her second marriage entirely. 👀🍿
Blanche, the older sister of Cab Calloway, was a successful singer before her brother.
Both great in their own right but I wish that Blanche would have had more of the billing. First woman to head up a jazz orchestra.
The list of people who she inspired/influenced is SO impressive!
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