Various Artists Shout, Sister, Shout!: A Tribute To Sister Rosetta Tharpe CD

"Shout, Sister, Shout: a Tribute To Sister Rosetta Tharpe" featuring an all-star cast of female singers who performed some of the best songs from the trailblazing artist who blurred the lines between gospel and secular music. Some of the artists featured on the album include Joan Osborne, Maria Muldaur (accompanied by Bonnie Raitt on guitar), Michelle Shocked, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Odetta, Phoebe Snow, Janis Ian, Marcia Ball, Victoria Williams, Tracy Nelson, Angela Strehli and Marie Knight.
MC Records president Mark Carpentieri first heard Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 1999 at the home of rockabilly legend Sleepy LaBeef, who was himself a big fan of the singer/guitarist and acknowledged her music as a huge influence. With the idea of making a tribute album, Carpentieri began to approach artists to gauge their interest. One of them was Maria Muldaur, who loved Tharpe and had even seen her live. "I asked Maria if she would like to put together a tribute and if she would like to participate," says Carpentieri. "She couldn't say yes fast enough. After two years, hundreds of phone calls and thousands of miles traveled, we were able to put together this album to pay tribute to one of the most underrated American musicians of the twentieth century."
"30 years after the death of the gospel singer, her greatest hits such as ›This Train‹ are at best known to music lovers outside of insider Circles are common, but that doesn't change their historical rank. Joan Osborne, Odetta, Rory Block, Angela Strehli, Phoebe Snow, Marcia Ball and Maria Muldaur (who organized the whole project) vouched for the best interpretations." - F.​ Schöler, Stereo 12/03

Selections:

1. Nobody's Fault But Mine (Osborne Joan featuring The Holmes Brothers)
2. My Journey To The Sky (Muldaur Maria featuring Bonnie Raitt)
3. Rock Me (Reagon Toshi)
4. Two Little Fishes & Five Loaves of Bread (Odetta with special guests The Holmes Brothers)
5. Strange Things Happening Everyday (Schocked Michelle)
6. This Train (Ian Janis)
7. Shout Sister Shout (Muldaur Maria/Ball Marcia/Strehli Angela/Nelson Tracy)
8. Beams of Heaven (Snow Phoebe featuring The Holmes Brothers)
9. Precious Memories (Sweet Honey and The Rock)
10. I Want A Tall Skinny Papa (Ball Marcia with Strehli Angela, Nelson Tracy, Muldaur Maria)
11. My Lord and I (Williams Victoria featuring The Holmes Brothers)
12. Stand By Me (Block Rory)
13. Up Above My Head (Muldaur Maria & Nelson Tracy)
14. Don't Take Everybody To Be Your Friend (Connor Joanna)
15. That's All (Strehli Angela)
16. I Looked Down The Line And I Wondered (Muldaur Maria)
17. Didn't It Rain (Knight Marie)
18. Down By The Riverside (Data Track) (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)