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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 440.
- ↑ Jason Ankeny, Biography of Rosetta Tharpe, Allmusic.com
- ↑ Carpenter, Bil (2005). Uncloudy days : the gospel music encyclopedia. Internet Archive. San Francisco : Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-841-4.
- ↑ Dan DeLuca, Sister Rosetta Tharpe got rock rolling long before Elvis, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 26 February 2007
- ↑ "The first rock'n'roll record is released". The Guardian. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
the first rock record. In fact, that title is hotly disputed, with contenders including Sister Rosetta Tharpe's Strange Things Happening Every Day (1944), and)
- ↑ "Forebears: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Godmother Of Rock 'N' Roll". NPR. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "Strange Things Happening Every Day". Spotify. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Sunday (The Gospel According to Iso) (CD)". JB HiFi. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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