MUSICIAN

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

1915 - 1973

Photo of Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Icon of person Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sister Rosetta Tharpe (born Rosetta Nubin, March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and electric guitar. She was the first great recording star of gospel music, and was among the first gospel musicians to appeal to rhythm and blues and rock and roll audiences, later being referred to as "the original soul sister" and "the Godmother of rock and roll". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sister Rosetta Tharpe has received more than 3,078,678 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Sister Rosetta Tharpe is the 471st most popular musician (up from 676th in 2019), the 2,501st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,490th in 2019) and the 136th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 471 out of 3,175. Before her are Alice Herz-Sommer, Michael Hutchence, Milton Nascimento, Bill Ward, James Ingram, and Tatiana Nikolayeva. After her are Matthias Jabs, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Mikkey Dee, Edwin Fischer, Ivry Gitlis, and Trevor Horn.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 78. Before her are Georgy Sviridov, Kunihiko Kodaira, Hanns Martin Schleyer, Kiyosi Itô, Thomas Merton, and Arsenio Erico. After her are Alicia Rhett, Kon Ichikawa, Liisi Oterma, C. W. Ceram, Nguyễn Văn Linh, and Ibolya Csák. Among people deceased in 1973, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 90. Before her are Jack Hawkins, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Frank Jack Fletcher, Nikos Zachariadis, Hans Globke, and P. Ramlee. After her are Roger Williamson, Lorenzo Fernández, Maurice René Fréchet, Jarno Saarinen, Clas Thunberg, and Marthe Bibesco.

Others Born in 1915

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1973

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 2,501 out of 20,380. Before her are Bruce Nauman (1941), James Ingram (1952), Bill Finger (1914), Elijah Wood (1981), Katherine Helmond (1929), and Jerry Fodor (1935). After her are Thomas R. Marshall (1854), James Baker (1930), Steve Fossett (1944), Ernest Guiraud (1837), Drew Weissman (1959), and Sheldon Adelson (1933).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 136. Before her are Steve Morse (1954), Scott McKenzie (1939), John Frusciante (1970), Bud Powell (1924), Richie Sambora (1959), and James Ingram (1952). After her are Matt Cameron (1962), Archie Shepp (1937), Peter Cetera (1944), Willy DeVille (1950), Pat Metheny (1954), and Billy Ray Cyrus (1961).

American born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous