Sister Rosetta Tharpe was born in Arkansas but died in Philadelphia, which at that point in her career she called home. We wasted no time in claiming her forever.
In 2008, a concert was held in the city to raise funds for her gravestone, and according to an article called “Sister Rosetta’s Stone” that appeared at shoutsistershout.net, a historical marker honoring her was placed near her house in the Yorktown neighborhood shortly thereafter. When former Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell was governor, he proclaimed January 11 as Sister Rosetta Tharpe Day in Pennsylvania.
Whoever says this isn’t a great place to live would be wrong. I hope you can find more reasons to say that about where you’re living too.
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All best,
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