There seems to have been this period before I was ever aware of such things where guitars were considered instruments of the devil and so weren't allowed in church. I'm glad that era is passed and a gutar is just another instruement in the band. This is a video clip from the 1940s. It shows sister Sister Rosetta Tharpe who was one of the earliest pioneers of real rock and roll. Ironically, she influenced a whole generation of musicians (Bob Dylan brought her back into the spotlight most recently) who went and gave the guitar it's so called demonic reputation. Weird how stuff starts in one place and goes full circle. I also wanted to share it with you because she just plain rocks!
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