‘Elvis’ Star Yola Is Giving Sister Rosetta Tharpe Her Flowers

Six-time Grammy-nominated musician Yola has taken to the big screen in Baz Luhrmann’s highly anticipated Elvis biopic, finally shining a light on one of the most pivotal, yet grossly unsung musicians in history, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. In theaters now, Luhrmann’s film chronicles Elvis Presley’s youth in the segregated South, his early career as a provocative performer, and his meteoric rise to fame, duly highlighting the enormous impact Black musicians had on the hip-swinging showman. One of his biggest hits, “Hound Dog,” was in fact, originally recorded by a Black woman, Big Mama Thornton. After he was dubbed the King of… Read Full Article