Up Above My Head
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight, 1947. Solo by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
A duet with Marie Knight where her guitar breaks add a jubilant, rocking punch between the call-and-response vocals.
Up Above My Head by Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight is #3 in our ranking of the best Sister Rosetta Tharpe guitar solos. The solo is played by Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the song was released in 1947.
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Who played the guitar solo on Up Above My Head?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe played the solo on Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight's Up Above My Head (1947).