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Little Rosetta and the talking guitar : the musical story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll  Cover Image Book Book

Little Rosetta and the talking guitar : the musical story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll / written and illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.

Pinkney Barlow, Charnelle, (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

"Decades before Elvis Presley was dubbed the King of Rock and Roll, before Billy Haley played 'Rock Around the Clock,' and before the Beatles revolutionized popular music, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a Black guitar player from Cotton Plant, Arksansas."-- Front jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593571064 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0593571061 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780593571071 (library binding)
  • ISBN: 059357107X (library binding)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2023.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-7 Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
Subject: Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973.
African American women musicians > Biography.
Guitarists > United States > Biography.
Gospel musicians > United States > Biography.
Blues musicians > United States > Biography.
Rock music > History.
African American women > Biography.
Women > Biography.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Covington Branch J B T3669p (Text) 33126024874251 JBiography Available -
Erlanger Branch J B T3669p (Text) 33126024874269 JBiography Available -

Summary: "Decades before Elvis Presley was dubbed the King of Rock and Roll, before Billy Haley played 'Rock Around the Clock,' and before the Beatles revolutionized popular music, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a Black guitar player from Cotton Plant, Arksansas."--

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