SISTER ROSETTA THARPE - Up Above My Head LP punk blues All this was predicted by

All this was predicted by their leader

was written and recorded around 2007 after the band was coaxed out of retirement for a handful of festival dates

Most of the tunes do in fact date from the immediate post-first album period

punk-oriented skree

SISTER ROSETTA THARPE - Up Above My Head LP punk blues All this was predicted bySister Rosetta Tharpe is often referred to as ''the godmother of rock and roll'' for her pioneering guitar technique, use of distortion reverb, and a 1963 UK tour with Muddy Waters that has been cited as a huge influence by Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, and Jeff Beck. Though she reached more widespread notoriety across the world in the '50s and '60s thanks to the folk blues revival and her beloved status among UK blues and rock musicians, it's her