# Up Above My Head guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Up Above My Head by Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight (1947) starts at about 1:00. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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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.

## In our lists

- [The Best Sister Rosetta Tharpe Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/sister-rosetta-tharpe-guitar-solos/) — #3
- [The Best Guitar Solos of 1947](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1947/) — #2

## Sources

### 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).

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