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Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and recording artist. A one-of-a-kind pioneer of 20th-century music, Tharpe attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings that were a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and early rock and roll accompaniment. As the first recording artist to impact the music charts with her spiritual recordings, Tharpe became the first superstar of gospel music and also became known as "the original soul sister." She was a treasured early influence on iconic figures such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Johnny Cash.
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Up Above My Head [Wax Love] [2019]
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Trouble in Mind | |
This Train | |
That's All |
The History of Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 2 1942-1952 [2018]
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Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:46 |
Christmas Blues [Universal] [2016]
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O Little Town of Bethlehem | 2:26 |
All Aboard! 25 Train Tracks Calling at All Musical Stations [2015]
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This Train | 2:49 |
Christmas With Ella & Friends [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | 2:20 |
O Little Town of Bethlehem | 2:24 |
Dixieland [2015]
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When the Saints Go Marching In | 4:39 |
Every Time I Feel the Spirit [2015]
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Down by the Riverside | |
This Train | |
That's All |
Rhythm & Blues [2015]
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This Train | 2:52 |
Down by the Riverside | 2:33 |
Century of the Blues [2014]
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This Train | 2:53 |
Classic Blues From the South [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:26 |
Hallelujah: Black Gospel Favorites [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Down By the Riverside | 2:31 |
God Don't Like It | 2:51 |
Rock Me | 2:49 |
Heavenly Gospel Singers [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:39 |
I Just Love Skiffle [2014]
Song | Duration |
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When The Saints Go Marching In | 1:43 |
Journey To the Sky [2014]
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Down by the Riverside |
100 Blues Classics & Greatest Blues Hits [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:41 |
Britain Blues, Vol. 1: Skiffle, Folk, Rock 'n' Roll and Blues [2013]
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This Train | 2:52 |
Jazz Divas [2013]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:41 |
Rock Me | 2:35 |
Trouble in Mind | 2:35 |
Jazz Journeys Presents Trad Jazz-Vol. 3: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
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When the Saints Go Marchin' In | 3:10 |
Jazz Journeys Presents Trad Jazz: Chris Barber [2013]
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When the Saints Go Marchin' In | 3:10 |
Jumpin' Jive [Ideal] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 2:34 |
Naughty Tracks of Early Blues, Vol. 1 [Remastered] [2012]
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Rock Me | 2:48 |
Plug It In! Turn It Up! Electric Blues - The Definitive Collection, Pt. 1: Beginnings 1 [2012]
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Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:47 |
R&B Greats: 50 Classic Hits [2012]
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That's All | 2:39 |
The One and Only Queen of Hot Gospel [2012]
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Rock Me | |
God Don't Like It | |
Trouble in Mind | |
That's All | |
This Train |
Tiger Rag [Broken Audio] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 2:34 |
101 Essential Blues Tracks [2011]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:47 |
Gospel Alive: Sacred Recordings Made in the Field [2011]
Song | Duration |
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God Don't Like It | 3:59 |
Rock Me | 2:39 |
Greatest Hits [2011]
Song | Duration |
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When the Saints Go Marching In | 4:38 |
The First Rock and Roll Record [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:36 |
Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:50 |
Cover To Cover: The Originals [2010]
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This Train | 2:50 |
Rhythm & Blues History [2010]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:50 |
Down By The Riverside | 2:31 |
The History of Rhythm & Blues: 1925-1942 [2010]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:42 |
1957-58 [2009]
Song | Duration |
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When the Saints Go Marching In | 6:23 |
Beatles Beginnings, Vol. 1: Quarrymen - Skiffle - Country - Western [2009]
Song | Duration |
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When the Saints Go Marchin' In |
Boaters Bowlers & Bowties: The Best of Barber, Ball & Bilk [2009]
Song | Duration |
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When the Saints Go Marching In | 2:56 |
Gospel 'N' Soul Revival [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Down By the Riverside | 2:49 |
That's All | 2:10 |
This Train | 4:40 |
Purely Gospel [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:34 |
The History of Rhythm and Blues 1942-1952 [2009]
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Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:46 |
The Roots of Led Zeppelin [Proper] [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside | 2:30 |
The Roots of Led Zeppelin: How Many More Years [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside | 2:30 |
Blues Legacy: Lost and Found Series, Vol. 1 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 6:17 |
Down by the Riverside | 4:03 |
When the Saints Go Marching In | 3:20 |
R&B Jukebox Hits 1945 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Strange Things Happening Everyday | 2:49 |
The History of Rhythm & Blues [2008]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:42 |
The Pye Jazz Albums (Echoes of Harlem/In Concert Vol.1-3/Plays Vol.1-3) [2008]
Song | Duration |
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When the Saints Go Marching In | 6:30 |
The R&B Years: 1942-45, Vol. 1 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:31 |
Up Above My Head [Snapper] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:52 |
This Train | 2:41 |
Down by the Riverside | 3:47 |
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Christmas Jazz, Vol. 2 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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O Little Town of Bethlehem | 2:25 |
Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour [2007]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:53 |
Glory Glory Hallelujah: Beloved Gospel Greats [2007]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 2:21 |
Rock Me | 2:35 |
This Train | 2:50 |
Solid Gold Blues [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:36 |
The Ladies in Blues [Bookformat] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 3:03 |
That's All | 2:40 |
Closer Walk with Thee [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside | 2:28 |
Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 4: 1951-1953 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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God Don't Like It | 3:58 |
Golden Years of Jazz 1940-1947 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:33 |
Gospel 1938-1943 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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The Lonesome Road | 2:36 |
Rock Me | 2:36 |
This Train | 2:40 |
God Don't Like It | 2:50 |
That's All | 2:36 |
Oldies But Goldies [Documents] [2006]
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That's All | 2:36 |
She's Got the Blues [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind |
Tell It! Great Gospel Performers [2006]
Song | Duration |
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God Don't Like It |
50 Sublimes Chanteuses de Jazz: 1940-1953 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:48 |
Best of Southern Gospel [2005]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:50 |
God Don't Like It | 2:49 |
Down by the Riverside [Columbia River] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside | 2:30 |
From Blues to Gospel [2005]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:40 |
Trouble in Mind | 2:28 |
Rock Me | 2:41 |
God Don't Like It | 2:25 |
Strange Things Happening Everyday | 2:46 |
Down by the Riverside | 2:30 |
Heaven's Journey [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside | 2:30 |
Maybe the Last Time: Great Gospel [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside |
Singin' the Blues [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:31 |
Sister Rosetta's Gospel Train [2005]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 3:31 |
Down by the Riverside | 3:08 |
The Jubilee Shows, Vol. 10: Nos. 56 & 61 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 2:35 |
Blowing the Fuse: 26 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1945 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:47 |
Blowing the Fuse: 28 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1945 [2004]
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Strange Things Happening Every Day |
Goodbye, Babylon [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:45 |
Great Women Blues Singers: Gold Collection [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind |
Hot Trains Daybreak [2004]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:59 |
Intégrale Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 3: 1947-1951 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside | 2:31 |
Rock Me | 2:15 |
That's All | 1:39 |
Late Night Blues [Columbia River] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:31 |
Le Petit Dictionnaire: Du Jazz Classique en 80 Musiciens [2004]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 2:38 |
Sugar in My Bowl: Vintage Sex Songs 1923-1952 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:48 |
A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Shout, Sister [2003]
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Down by the Riverside [Audio/Video Clip] |
Big Band, Blues & Boogie: Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:47 |
Black Train Railroad's Rhythm [2003]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:49 |
Blues Was Her Business [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:34 |
Century of the Blues: The Definitve Country Blues Collection [2003]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:53 |
Gospel - La Grande Anthologie (1927-1963) [2003]
Song | Duration |
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This Train |
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Strange Things Happening Everyday |
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Strange Things Happening Everyday | 2:52 |
Precious Lord: Gospel Gold [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:48 |
Shout Sister Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside [Multimedia Track] |
Sing Sister Sing [2003]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 3:31 |
Down by the Riverside | 3:08 |
Swing Era [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Lonesome Road |
The Best of Chris Barber [Castle] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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When the Saints Go Marchin' In | 3:06 |
The Gospel of Blues [2003]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:40 |
Trouble in Mind | 2:28 |
Rock Me | 2:41 |
God Don't Like It | 2:25 |
Strange Things Happening Everyday | 2:47 |
Down by the Riverside | 2:30 |
Beyond Mississippi: The Blues That Left Town [2002]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 2:37 |
Good News, Vol. 3: Get Away Jordan [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:37 |
That's All | 2:34 |
This Train | 2:50 |
Good News: 100 Gospel Greats [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:37 |
That's All | 2:34 |
This Train | 2:50 |
Gospel Greats [Goldies] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Strange Things Happening Every Day | 11:45 |
This Train | 2:42 |
Gospel, Vol. 1: 1926-1942 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:41 |
Rock Me | 2:48 |
Integrale Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 1: 1938-1943 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:50 |
That's All | 2:38 |
The Lonesome Road | 2:48 |
This Train | 2:43 |
God Don't Like It | 2:50 |
Trouble in Mind | 2:42 |
Down by the Riverside | 3:57 |
Oh Happy Day: Gospel Greats [2002]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:42 |
Oh, Happy Day: Gospel Greats [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Strange Things Happening Every Day | |
This Train |
Rock Me [Proper] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:50 |
That's All | 2:55 |
Trouble in Mind | 2:41 |
Down by the Riverside | 3:48 |
This Train | 2:51 |
Shout Sister Shout [Proper] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:36 |
That's All | 2:35 |
The Lonesome Road | 2:50 |
This Train | 2:42 |
God Don't Like It | 2:50 |
Trouble in Mind | 2:34 |
Singing in My Soul [Proper] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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God Don't Like It | 2:34 |
Rock Me | 2:38 |
Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:53 |
The Original Soul Sister [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:50 |
That's All | 2:55 |
The Lonesome Road | 2:50 |
This Train | 2:51 |
God Don't Like It | 2:50 |
Trouble in Mind | 2:41 |
Down by the Riverside | 3:48 |
Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:53 |
The Roots of Lonnie Donegan [2002]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:51 |
This Train [Proper] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:50 |
Down by the Riverside | 2:31 |
Women in Blues [Fremeaux & Assoc.] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:34 |
American Roots Music [Box Set] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside | 3:05 |
Birth of Rhythm & Blues [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:48 |
From Spirituals to Swing: Complete Legendary 1938-39 Carnegie Hall Concerts [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:13 |
That's All | 1:38 |
Rock & Roll, Vol. 3: 1947 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:50 |
Roots of Rhythm and Blues [Fremeaux & Associes] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 2:39 |
Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:52 |
Roots of the Blues, Vol. 1 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:37 |
The Glory of Black Gospel, Vol. 6 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Down By the Riverside | 2:57 |
The Roots of Elvis Presley [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside | 3:08 |
As Good as It Gets: Black Gospel [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:30 |
Lonesome Road | 2:49 |
This Train | 2:50 |
Billboard Christmas Five-Pack! [Box Set] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Silent Night | 2:38 |
Classic Blues, Vol. 3 [Digimode] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:41 |
Classic Blues, Vol. 7 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 2:03 |
Hittin' on All Six: A History of Jazz [2000]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 2:39 |
Jumpin' at the Savoy [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside | 3:01 |
That's All | 2:06 |
Trouble in Mind | 2:39 |
Merry Christmas [Pellarin] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:48 |
Praise: 26 Inspirational Songs From the Stars of Gospel [Prism] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:48 |
1943-1947 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:43 |
That's All | 2:01 |
Trouble in Mind | 2:38 |
Ladies Sing the Blues [Nostalgia] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:28 |
Men Are Like Street Cars: Women Blues Singers 1928-1969 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:39 |
Up Above My Head [Indigo] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:36 |
That's All | 2:34 |
Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:50 |
This Train | 2:50 |
Down by the Riverside | 2:30 |
Blues Hits [Columbia River Box] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:31 |
Blues Suite [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:33 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1946-1947) [1998]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:54 |
Night Train, Vol. 3: Classic Railroad Songs [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:34 |
Portrait of Gospel [1998]
Song | Duration |
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The Lonesome Road | 2:35 |
Rock Me | 2:36 |
God Don't Like It | 2:49 |
Precious Memories [1998]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 5:09 |
Sweet Heaven [1998]
Song | Duration |
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God Don't Like It | 2:50 |
Trad Party! [1998]
Song | Duration |
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When the Saints Go Marchin' In | 3:07 |
1942-45: The R&B Hits [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:50 |
Blues Hits, Vol. 3 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind |
House of Blues: Essential Women in Blues [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind | 2:34 |
Billboard Christmas Greatest Hits [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Silent Night | 2:38 |
Blues Classics [MCA] [1996]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:40 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1938-1941) [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:47 |
That's All | 2:36 |
Lonesome Road | 2:35 |
This Train | 2:42 |
God Don't Like It | 2:50 |
The Lonesome Road | 2:50 |
Trouble in Mind | 2:34 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1942-1944) [1996]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:29 |
Down by the Riverside | 3:07 |
Rock Me | 2:47 |
That's All | 2:03 |
Trouble in Mind | 2:39 |
God Don't Like It | 2:32 |
Strange Things Happening Every Day | 2:44 |
Fattenin' Frogs for Snakes: Essential Blues [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:32 |
The Best of AFRS Jubilee, Vol. 9 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 2:33 |
The Blues Ladies [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:32 |
Great Gospel Women, Vol. 2 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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That's All | 2:41 |
Greatest Gospels [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me | 2:34 |
In Concert [1995]
Song | Duration |
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That's All |
60 Timeless Classics From the Giants of Traditional Jazz [1994]
Song | Duration |
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When the Saints Go Marchin' In | 3:07 |
The Legendary Big Band Singers [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble In Mind | 2:29 |
From Spirituals to Swing: The Legendary 1938 & 1939 Carnegie Hall Concerts [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Rock Me [#] | 2:13 |
That's All [#] | 1:38 |
Swinging Christmas [Verve] [1992]
Song | Duration |
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O Little Town of Bethlehem | 2:27 |
Billboard Greatest R&B Christmas Hits [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Silent Night | 2:38 |
Traditional Christmas Classics [1989]
Song | Duration |
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Silent Night | 2:40 |
Swing Is Here [1979]
Song | Duration |
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When the Saints Go Marching In |
Live at the Hot Club de France [1966]
Song | Duration |
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This Train [#] | 5:30 |
That's All [#] | 3:12 |
Sister on Tour [1962]
Song | Duration |
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The Lonesome Road | 2:20 |
The Gospel Truth: All New! Her Greatest Gospel Hits [1962]
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 3:43 |
That's All | 1:53 |
Live in 1960 [1960]
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside | 3:10 |
Gospel Train [1956]
Song | Duration |
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When the Saints Go Marching In | 2:19 |
O Little Town of Bethlehem | 2:25 |
Blues, Blues Christmas, Vol. 2
Song | Duration |
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Silent Night, Holy Night | 2:39 |
Gospel Train
Song | Duration |
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Down by the Riverside | 2:29 |
This Train | 2:40 |
Singing the Blues [MCA]
Song | Duration |
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Trouble in Mind |
The Essential Guide To Gospel
Song | Duration |
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This Train | 2:51 |
The Music That Rocked Us
Song | Duration |
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Down By The Riverside | 2:32 |
The Pye Jazz Albums: Echoes of Harlem/In Concert Vol.1-3/Plays Vol.1-3
Song | Duration |
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When the Saints Go Marching In | 6:30 |
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