“Rosetta” will mark the first leading role for the “Truth Hurts” singer.
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Lizzo’s list of acting credits is about to get longer.
Tharpe is touted on the hall’s website as “the first guitar heroine of rock & roll.”
Lizzo and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.Credit:Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty
Her charisma on the instrument struck many observers as God-given.
They said she played as well as a man in fact, better than a man.
Sheadded in a post, “Black people made rock n roll yeaaaah.”
Lizzo plays the guitar.Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty
She’s also scheduled to be the musical guest onSaturday Night LivewhenJon Hammhosts April 12.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 1964.Tony Evans/Getty
