A 1939 Gibson L5 Archtop guitar owned by Sister Rosetta Tharpe sold for more than $76,000, while the pieces of a smashed Dolly Parton guitar fetched $5,200. The proceeds from the sale of several ...
A gospel superstar, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) combined traditional gospel music with virtuoso guitar solos on her Gibson SG to create a groundbreaking sound that would ...