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Robert L MerzBEFORE BEYONCE’ AND TAYLOR THERE WAS SISTER ROSETTA THARPEFifty Years Later…Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 — October 9, 1973)Oct 9, 2023
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