Rock Me

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"Rock Me" is a pioneering 1938 gospel song by Sister Rosetta Tharpe that helped shape the sound of early rock and roll through its energetic vocals and innovative guitar work.

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Rock Me canonical 3
“Rock Me” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
associatedWith Sister Rosetta Tharpe ⓘ
basedOn Hide Me in Thy Bosom ⓘ
composer Thomas A. Dorsey ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstRecordingArtist Sister Rosetta Tharpe ⓘ
genre gospel ⓘ
guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle early rhythm and blues ⓘ
gospel ⓘ
proto rock and roll ⓘ
hasTheme religious devotion ⓘ
seeking spiritual protection ⓘ
influenced development of early rock and roll sound ⓘ
influencedGenre rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
instrumentation electric guitar ⓘ
voice ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Thomas A. Dorsey ⓘ
notableFeature energetic vocals ⓘ
innovative electric guitar work ⓘ
notableFor bridging gospel and secular popular music styles ⓘ
performanceContext gospel performance ⓘ
performer Sister Rosetta Tharpe ⓘ
publicationDate 1938 ⓘ
recordingDate 1938 ⓘ
recordLabel Decca Records ⓘ
vocalist Sister Rosetta Tharpe ⓘ
yearOfRelease 1938 ⓘ

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe → notableWork → Rock Me ⓘ
subject linked to: Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe → notableWork → “Rock Me” ⓘ
linked to: Rock Me
Rosetta Nubin → notableWork → Rock Me ⓘ