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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
née Nubin
b. x3-20-1915; Cotton Plant, AR
d. 10-9-1973; Philadelphia, PA (complications of diabetes & strokes)
Singer, songwriter, guitarist and recording artist Sister Rosetta Tharpe is known as “the original soul sister” and the Godmother of Rock'n' Roll. Her hit “Down by the Riverside” (1944) was selected for the Library of Congress National Recording Registry for her “spirited guitar playing and unique vocal style”.
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Melvin Van Peebles
b. 8-21-1932; Chicago, IL
Actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer Melvin Van Peebles is most remembered for the films Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Watermelon Man. He is the father of actor Mario Van Peebles.
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