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Product details - Sister rosetta tharpe, the roof raising andlsquogodmother of rock andlsquonand rolland, influenced countless musicians from elvis to johnny cash'. '.strtoupper('t')his sparkling, intimate portrait of rosetta and her beloved singing partner, marie knight, restores these forgotten musical heroines to the spotlight as one of the most remarkable and revolutionary duos in music history'. '.strtoupper('m')ississippi, 1946'. '.strtoupper('s')ister rosetta has changed the face of gospel music with her exuberant, electric guitar playing style'. '.strtoupper('s')hunned by straitlaced church folk for performing in nightclubs and glorying in rhythm and blues, sheands persuaded the saintly young singer marie to join her on a tour of the segregated southern states'. '.strtoupper('b')ut first she has to convert marieands pure sunday sound into something that has just a little more swingandhellip featuring a wealth of joyous rock and gospel hits including didnandt it rain and peace in the valley, the show will feature live musicians accompanying olivier award winning west end star beverley knight memphis, the drifters girl, sylvia, sister act as rosetta tharpe'. '.strtoupper('j')oining beverley knight is ntombizodwa ndlovu as marie knight'. '.strtoupper('h')er recent theatre credits include cat on a hot tin roof, the space between us, mixtape, nothing, and the mountain top royal exchange theatre'. '.strtoupper('c')aptioned saturday, 28th march, 230pm bsl friday, 3rd april, 730pm audio described saturday, 4th april, 730pm |