Birth Name: Rosetta Tharpe
Occupation: Gospel Singer
Place Of Birth: Arkansas
Date Of Birth: March 20, 1915
Date Of Death: October 9, 1973
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Rosetta Tharpe was born on the 20th of March, 1915. She was popular for being a Gospel Singer. American singer and guitarist who was popular for her Gospel songs in the 1930s and 1940s. She was labeled “the original soul sister” due to being the first Gospel music crossover artist.
Rosetta Tharpe was born in Arkansas. She started singing and playing guitar at age 4 and joined her mother on stage in a traveling evangelical troupe by the time she was 6 years old. Her song Up Above My Head was featured in the 2001 French film Amelie.
Rosetta Tharpe was a Pisces and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Rosetta Tharpe was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
Rosetta Tharpe is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
Rosetta Tharpe’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and her father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Rosetta Tharpe’s parents.
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Personal Life
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Rosetta Tharpe was born in the Year of the Rabbit.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Rosetta Tharpe |
| NICKNAME: | Rosetta |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Pisces |
| BIRTH DAY: | Saturday |
| DEATH DAY: | Tuesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Rosetta Tharpe was a Pisces. People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. The strengths of this sign are being compassionate, artistic, gentle, wise, while weaknesses can be to be fearful, overly trusting and desire to escape reality. The greatest overall compatibility with Pieces is Virgo and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: Rosetta Tharpe was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are popular because they're sincere and avoid conflict. Though they're sensitive, they also hesitate, which makes them lose on chances.
Ruling Planet: Rosetta Tharpe had a ruling planet of Neptune and has a ruling planet of Neptune. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Rosetta Tharpe’s birth sign is Pisces and she had a ruling planet of Neptune.
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