With her rip-roaring gospel testifying, a slashing, aggressive lead guitar technique that proved influential to up-and-coming axemen on both sides of the stylistic fence; an audacious, bigger-than-life stage persona; and a willingness to buck church tradition as far as briefly crossing over to singing secular material with Lucky Millinder’s orchestra during the early 1940s and again more than a decade later, Sister Rosetta was a true pioneer on numerous levels. The impact of Sister Rosetta Tharpe on the development of both gospel and primordial rock and roll is incalculable. Her visionary approach resonates throughout this compilation of mostly unissued live recordings on CD for the very first time.