DISCOGRAPHY
DISC ONE - SHOUT SISTER
SHOUT
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc.
New York, October 31, 1938
64727-A ROCK ME
Decca 2243
64728-A THAT’S
ALL
Decca 2503
64729-A MY MAN AND
I
Decca 2503
64730-A THE
LONESOME ROAD
Decca 2243
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc
New York, January 10, 1939
64881-A BRING BACK
THOSE HAPPY DAYS Decca
2558
64882-A THIS
TRAIN
Decca 2558
64883-A I LOOKED
DOWN THE LANE
(AND
I WONDERED)
Decca 2328
64884-A GOD DON’T
LIKE IT
Decca 2328
64885-A BEAMS OF
HEAVEN
Decca 3254
64886-A SAVIOUR
DON’T PASS ME BY
Decca 3254
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc.
New York, March 13, 1941
68815-A THE END OF
MY JOURNEY
Decca 8538
68816-A SIT DOWN
Decca 8538
68817-A THERE IS
SOMETHING WITHIN ME Decca 8548
68818-A STAND BY ME
Decca 8548
Sister Rosetta Tharpe g
(-1), voc; with Lucky Millinder & his Orchestra : William "Chiefie" Scott, Archie Johnson, Nelson
Bryant, tp; George Stevenson, Donald Cole, Eli Robinson, tb; George James,
Billy Bowen, as; Buster Bailey, cl, ts; Stafford Simon, ts; Ernest Purce, bs; Bill
Doggett, p; Trevor Bacon, g; Abe Bolar, b; Panama Francis, d; Lucky Millinder,
ldr.
New York, June 27, 1941
69437-A TROUBLE IN
MIND
Decca 4041
69440-A ROCK DANIEL
(-1) Decca 3956
Sister Rosetta Tharpe g
(-1) voc; with Lucky Millinder & his Orchestra : William "Chiefie" Scott, Archie Johnson,
Nelson Bryant, tp; George Stevenson, Floyd Brady, Edward Morant, tb; Ted
Barnett, George James, as; Stafford Simon, ts; Ernest Purce, bs; Bill Doggett,
p; Trevor Bacon, g; Abe Bolar, b; Panama Francis, d; Lucky Millinder, ldr.
New York, circa August 22,
1941
FOUR OR FIVE TIMES
Soundie 3608
SHOUT, SISTER, SHOUT (-1)
Soundie 3701
THE LONESOME ROAD
Soundie 4106
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g
(-1), voc, with Lucky Millinder & his Orchestra:
Same personnel as above
New York, September 5, 1941
69707-A SHOUT,
SISTER, SHOUT
Decca 18386
DISC TWO - ROCK ME
Same personnel and
recording date as "Shout, Sister, Shout".
69708-A ROCK ME
(-1)
Decca 18535
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc; with Lucky Millinder & his Orchestra : Archie Johnson, Freddie Webster, Nelson Bryant,
tp; George Stevenson, Edward Morant, Sandy Williams, tb; George James, Ted
Barnett, as; Stafford Simon, ts; Ernest Purce, bs; Bill Doggett, p; Sterling
Marlowe, g; George Duvivier, b; Panama Francis, d; Lucky Millinder, ldr.
New York, November 6, 1941
69910-A THAT’S ALL
Decca 18496
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc.
New York, December 1 1941
69980-A JUST A
CLOSER WALK WITH THEE Decca 8594
69981-A PRECIOUS
LORD, HOLD MY HAND Decca 8610
69982-A I’M IN HIS
CARE
Decca 8594
69983-A NOBODY’S
FAULT BUT MINE
Decca 8610
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, voc;
with Lucky Millinder & his Orchestra : Archie Johnson, Freddie Webster, Nelson Bryant, tp; George Stevenson, Edward Morant, Joe
Britton, tb; George James, Billy Bowen, as; Stafford Simon, ts ; Ernest Purce, bs; Clyde Hart, p; Trevor
Bacon, g; George Duvivier, b; Panama Francis, d; Lucky Millinder, ldr.
New York, February 18, 1942
70345-A I WANT A
TALL SKINNY PAPA
Decca 18386
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc.
New York, June 10, 1942
70352-A WHAT HE
DONE FOR ME Decca
8639
70353-A I WANT
JESUS TO WALK
AROUND MY BEDSIDE
Decca 8634
70354-A ALL OVER
THIS WORLD
Decca 8639
70355-A PURE
RELIGION
Decca 8634
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g
(-1), voc; with Lucky Millinder & his Orchestra : Joe Guy, Frank Humphries, Joe Jordan, William Scott, tp;
George
Stevenson, Joe Britton,
Gene Simon, tb; Billy Bowen, Tab Smith, as; Michael Hadley, Sam "The Man" Taylor, ts; Ernest
Purce, bs; Ray Tunia, p; Trevor Bacon, g; George Duvivier, b; Panama Francis,
d; Lucky Millinder, ldr; Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman, M.C. AFRS - "Jubilee" Broadcasts,
Hollywood and/or Culver City, circa July/August 1943.
Jubilee 36 or 39 ROCK ME (-1) V-Disc
129
Jubilee 36 or 39 THAT’S ALL
V-Disc 129
Jubilee 36 or 39 TROUBLE IN MIND
V-Disc 129
Jubilee 37 ROCK DANIEL (-1)
V-Disc 129
Jubilee 38 DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE (-1)
Jubilee 38 I WANT A TALL SKINNY PAPA
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc; with Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five: Eddie Roane, tp; Louis Jordan, as; Arnold Thomas, p; Jesse
"Po" Simpkins, b; Rossiere "Shadow" Wilson, d; Ernie "Bubbles"
Whitman, M.C.
AFRS - "Jubilee"
broadcast, Hollywood, circa August 1943
Jubilee 41 THIS TRAIN
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, voc;
with Erskine Hawkins & his Orchestra :
possible personnel: Erskine Hawkins, Sam Love, Charlie
Jones, Dud Bascomb, tp; Ed Sims, Don Cole, David James,. Norman Greene, tb;
Bobby Smith, Jimmie Mitchell, as; Julian Dash, Paul Bascomb, ts; Haywood Henry,
bs; Gene Rodgers, p; Bill Johnson, g; Lee Stanfield, b; Kelly Martin, d; Ernie
"Bubbles" Whitman, M.C.
AFRS - "Jubilee" broadcast,
Hollywood circa August/September 1943
Jubilee 43 SIN IS TO BLAME
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc; with probably Noble Sissle & his Orchestra : possible personnel might feature most of the following
: Edna Williams, Wendel Culley,
Demas Dean, Clarence Brereton, Russell Smith, Clarence Wheeler, Tom Lindsay,
tp; Chester Burrill, Herb Fleming, Harry White, "Big Chief" Russell
Moore, tb; Jerome Pasquall, Gene Mikell, Ben Whitted, Otto Mikell, as; Gilber
White, Philip Cubinar, ts; Howard Biggs, p; Jimmy Jones, b; Wilbert Kirk, Chick
Morrison, d; Noble Sissle, ldr, Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman, M.C.
AFRS - "Jubilee"
broadcast, Hollywood, circa November 1943
Jubilee 56 THAT’S ALL
Disc Three - DISC THREE
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc.
New York, November 26, 1943
71523-AA LET THAT LIAR ALONE
Decca 48023
71524-AA THE DEVIL HAS THROWN HIM DOWN
Decca 48024
71525-A SLEEP ON DARLING MOTHER
Decca 8657
71526-A GOD DON’T LIKE IT
Decca 48022
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc
New York, December 15, 1943
71570-A I WANT TO LIVE SO GOD CAN
USE ME Decca 8657
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc; with unidentified orchestra, possibly
Jack McVea and his Combo or
Lucky Millinder & his Orchestra.
AFRS. "Jubilee"
broadcast, Hollywood, circa April 1944
Jubilee 75 ROCK ME
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc.
New York, April 21, 1944
72016-A WHAT’S THE NEWS
Decca 48023
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc.
New York, September 11,
1944
72377-A NOBODY KNOWS, NOBODY CARES
Decca 48024
72378-A JESUS TAUGHT ME HOW TO PRAY
Decca 48021
72379-AA FORGIVE ME LORD AND TRY ME ONE
MORE TIME
Decca 48021
72380-A WHAT IS THE SOUL OF MAN ?
Decca 48022
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc; acc. by Sam Price Trio :
Sammy Price, p; Abe Bolar,
b; Harold "Doc" West, d.
New York, September 22,
1944
72396-A SINGING IN MY SOUL
Decca
8672
72397-A I CLAIM JESUS FIRST
Decca 8672
72398-A STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN EVERY
DAY Decca 8669
72399-A TWO LITTLE FISHES AND FIVE
LOAVES OF BREAD
Decca 8669
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc; acc.by Sam Price Trio : Sammy
Price, g; Billy Taylor, b; Wallace Bishop, d.
New York, January 11, 1946
73274-A DON’T TAKE EVERYBODY TO BE
YOUR FRIEND
Decca 11002
73276 HOW FAR
FROM GOD
Decca 48030
73277-A WHEN I MOVE TO THE SKY
Decca 11002
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc; acc.by Sam Price Trio : Sammy
Price, p; Ben Moten, b; Ed Bourne,
d.
New York, May 2, 1946
73548-A JESUS IS HERE TO STAY
Decca 48013
73549-A JONAH
Decca 48013
DISC FOUR - THIS TRAIN
Same date and personnel as
"Jonah"
73550 GOD’S
MIGHTY HAND
MCA 510.148
73551 THE LORD
FOLLOWED ME
Decca 48030
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc; acc.by Sam Price Trio : Sammy
Price, p; George "Pops"
Foster, b; Kenny Clarke, d; Marie Knight, voc (-1)
New York, July 1, 1947
73987-A THIS TRAIN
Decca 48043
73988-A OH, WHEN I COME TO THE END
OF
MY JOURNEY (-1)
Decca 48043
73989-A DIDN’T IT RAIN (-1)
Decca 48054
73990-A STRETCH OUT (-1)
Decca 48054
Sister Katy Marie : Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g, voc; Marie
Knight, voc (-1); unknown, p;b;d.
Los Angeles, July 1947
DB 104-A THIS TRAIN
Downbeat 104
DB 104-B WHEN I COME TO THE END OF
MY JOURNEY (-1)
Downbeat 104
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc; Marie Knight, voc; acc. by Sam Price Trio : Sammy Price, p; Pops Foster, b; Wallace Bishop, d.
New York, November 24, 1947
74153-A BEAMS OF HEAVEN
Decca 48070
74154-A UP ABOVE MY HEAD I HEAR
MUSIC
IN THE AIR
Decca 48090
74155-A MY JOURNEY TO THE SKY
Decca 48090
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g,
voc; acc. by Sam Price Trio :
Sammy Price, p; Pops
Foster, b; Wallace Bishop, d.
New York, November 25, 1947
74166-A TEACH ME TO BE RIGHT
Decca 48083
74167-A I HEARD MY MOTHER CALL MY
NAME Decca
48166
74168-A HEAVEN IS NOT MY HOME
Decca 48190
74169-A THE NATURAL FACTS
Decca 48166
Same personnel as above,
but add Marie Knight, voc (-1)
New york, November 26, 1947
74170-A AIN’T NO GRAVE HOLD MY BODY
DOWN Decca 48154
74171-A LAY DOWN YOUR SOUL
Decca 48083
74172-A PRECIOUS MEMORIES (-1)
Decca 48070
74173-A FAMILY PRAYER
Decca 48190
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, g.
voc; acc. by Sam Price Trio :
Sammy Price, p; Billy
Taylor, b; Herbert Cowans, d; The
Dependable Boys, vocal group.
New York, December 2, 1948
74641 DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE
Decca 48106
Sister Rosetta Tharpe , g,
voc; acc. by James Roots quartet :
James Roots, org; Grady Martin, g; Billy Taylor, b; Herbert Cowans, d;
The Rosetta Gospel Singers : Sarah
Brooks, 1st soprano; Lottie Henry, 2nd soprano; Barbara Johnson, 1st contralto;
Erma Wallace, 2nd contralto.
New York, December 12, 1949
75588 WERE YOU THERE WHEN THEY
CRUCIFIED MY LORD ?
Decca 48136