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  "name": "Sister Rosetta Tharpe",
  "description": "Sister Rosetta Tharpe appears once in our Gospel list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/sister-rosetta-tharpe/",
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    "last": 1944
  },
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  },
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      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/sister-rosetta-tharpe--strange-things-happening-every-day/",
      "title": "Strange Things Happening Every Day",
      "year": 1944,
      "label": "Decca",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A distorted electric guitar, a boogie piano and a gospel lyric, a decade before anyone said rock and roll. The most consequential record almost nobody credits.",
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}