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I am a new subscriber, having subscribed to News and Guts for several years before and transferring to Steady now as N&G recalibrates. Thank you for helping us keep steady in these trying times! I always find your articles and Saturday Smiles uplifting and educational. Now that I am a subscriber I hope to share more with friends in various ways. Thank you again!

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Such a wonderful gift, smile for a Saturday.

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I love "Smile for a Saturday" and especially this treasure trove of Sister Rosetta Tharp!

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She is awesome! I never had heard of her

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Loved this series-presentation. She had what it takes. Good that she was an example of guitarist, writers that came after her. She was a great example.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing information about his amazing woman/musician. There is actually a multi-part documentary about her life on YouTube beginning with this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuVzm86oB1Y It's too good to miss!

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What a wonderful, talented musician and singer! Thank you for shining a little light on Sister Rosetta Tharpe!

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I enjoyed the videos of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. I didn’t know about her before and was interested to learn about her music and life. I find the Saturday smiles to be great exposure to our culture. Thank you.

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Terrific documentary about a one of a kind who needs to be revealed to all music lovers 👍

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Good morning. I get Steady sent to my work email, so I always read the Saturday smile on Monday (lest there's a holiday, then Tuesday) mornings. I enjoy them and click on the links/videos. Thank you for them! (PS I had never heard of Rosetta Tharpe - but what a talent!)

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I have enjoyed many of your “Smile for a Saturday”. Some, like this one, open my mind to music and art that I never knew before. It is a nice way to spend a portion of every weekend. I like to share with my wife and daughters. Thank you for providing us smiles as well as thoughtful insight into current events.

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I loved your smile for Saturday and learning about Sister Rosetta Tharp! I had heard of her but didn’t really know her story or her music.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you, Dan!

I am a musician myself, yet I have never heard of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. What an amazing artist, what a legend! And what an asset to all the precious things the black community has given to our society.

Now I know where Rock 'n' Roll came from. What an amazing lesson!

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What a shame history has written out so many amazing artists due to color and/or gender. It’s criminal. Thanks for your help bringing to light such a great part of American music. She inspired the people who inspired the Beatles, Stones and unfathomable others. Thanks Dan, always the consummate journalist.

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I love the Saturday Smiles! I had not heard of Sister Rosetta Tharpe until this article. She was a very talented lady and indeed, I believe she was a great influencer of rock & roll. Thank you for sharing and teaching me a bit of history.

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Your Saturday Smiles do indeed bring smiles to me and to those to whom I forward them. Head bowed, I had not heard ion Rosetta Tharpe before reading your post, and I love seeing/hearing her. Thank you for adding to my repertoire of notable people in the world of music, especially our Black brothers and sisters. Please keep bringing us smiles on Saturdays.

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