Object Details
Recorded by
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
Distributed by
Mercury Records, American, founded 1945
Manufactured by
EMI Records Ltd, British, 1972 - 2013
Description
A 45 rpm record album titled “Gospel Songs” recorded by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The vinyl record (2014.98.2a) has a yellow label with white and red text. The album sleeve (2014.98.2b) features a photographic image of Sister Rosetta Tharpe playing a guitar and singing. The black-and-white image is printed in shades of grey and red. Large white lettering covers the bottom left corner of the image reading [Sister Rosetta Tharpe / GOSPEL SONGS]. Along the top of the sleeve, song titles are printed in black text against a plain white background: [JERICHO / I SHALL KNOW HIM / UP ABOVE MY HEAD THERE'S MUSIC IN THE AIR / 99-1 2 WON'T DO]. The back of the sleeve features a printed biography of Tharpe in French.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
Date
1950s
Object number
2014.98.2ab
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
record covers
45 rpm records
Medium
vinyl, ink on paper
Dimensions
Diameter (record): 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
H x W (album jacket): 7 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (18 × 18 cm)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Record Albums
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Blues (Music)
Gospel (Music)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Mass media
Rhythm and blues (Music)
Rock and roll (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.98.2ab