Gospel Songs

Object Details

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

1950s

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible; Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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)

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Record Albums

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)

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a254b3b2-956f-4ad9-a38a-f0ae42b9dc4d