Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and recording artist. A pioneer of 20th-century music, Tharpe attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings that were a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and rhythmic/early rock accompaniment. She became gospel music's first crossover artist and its first great recording star, referred to later as "the original soul sister" and "the godmother of rock and roll". She was an early influence on figures such as Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Willing to cross the line between sacred and secular by performing her music of "light" in the "darkness" of the nightclubs and concert halls with big bands behind her, Tharpe pushed spiritual music into the mainstream and helped pioneer the rise of pop–gospel beginning with her 1939 hit "This Train". Her unique music left a lasting mark on more conventional gospel artists such as Ira Tucker, Sr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds. While she offended some conservative churchgoers with her forays into the pop world, she never left gospel music.
The song is formed in the traditional call and response format, with Tharpe singing a short line followed by Knight's "response" of the same line. There are seven lines (save responses) in each verse—the first six in call and response, and the seventh sung in unison.
It was recorded as a duet by Frankie Laine and Johnnie Ray on October 17, 1956. The song formed part of a double A-side release in the UK in October 1957. The single combined "Good Evening Friends" with the more fuller titled "Up Over My Head, I Hear Music in the Air" (Philips PB 708), and peaked at number 25 in the UK Singles Chart.
Exile on Coldharbour Lane is the debut album by Alabama 3, released November 11, 1997, on One Little Indian and Geffen. The name and cover are references to Exile on Main St. by The Rolling Stones and Coldharbour Lane a major street in Brixton, South London best known for containing several after-hours clubs and not a few drug dealers. Recording sessions took place from March to June 1997. Upon its release, the album received favorable reviews, including an 8.9 review from Pitchfork Media. Exile on Coldharbour Lane did not chart on any album charts in the United States. The song "Sister Rosetta" was featured in the film "Barnyard".
Founded around in the 9th century, Rashid boomed with the decline of Alexandria following the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517, only to wane in importance after Alexandria's revival. During the 19th century, it was a popular British tourist destination, known for its charming Ottoman mansions, citrus groves and comparative cleanliness.
Name
Both the Arabic name Rašīd (meaning "guide") and the western name Rosetta or Rosette ("little rose" in Italian and French respectively) are corruptions (or folk etymologies) of a Coptic toponym, Trashit.Rosetta or Rosette was the name used by the French at the time of Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt and thus became eponymous of the Rosetta Stone (French:Pierre de Rosette), which was found by French soldiers at the nearby Fort Julien in 1799.
Captain Jonathan Archer and the crew of the starship Enterprise find their way forward blocked by a mysterious alien vessel, piloted by a race they will soon come to know as the Antianna. Unable to decipher the alien ship's transmissions, unwilling to risk a battle, Enterprise is forced to veer from its planned course. Almost immediately, they find themselves in the heart of space ruled by the Thelasian Trading Confederacy, who have also had dealings with the Antianna. The Thelasian leader, Governor Maxim Sen, is in fact in the middle of organising a war against the Antianna, to eliminate the threat they pose to the Confederacy's trading routes. Archer suspects Sen has other motives as well. He also suspects that there is a reason for the Antianna's seemingly hostile posture. But, with the assembled races of an entire sector against him, he needs more than just suspicions. He needs facts. And, only one woman can give them to him: Ensign Hoshi Sato. If she can translate the Antianna language, peace may just be possible. If not, war - a devastating sector-wide war - will soon result.
Rosetta's members were all acquaintances in high school, and had played in various bands until they decided to play a last minute gig on August 20, 2003, after only three practice sessions, and improvised the entire show. Following this, they proceeded to write more songs, play more shows, and eventually record a four-song demo album, which picked up interest from Translation Loss Records.
Their debut album, The Galilean Satellites, featured two separate hour-long discs (one of more metal-oriented music, and one of ambience) that synchronize together. Although originally intended to be one disc of metal tracks sandwiched by ambient ones, the band had enough material to cover two discs.
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Up above my head I hear music in the ...
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Old Friends Quartet - Up Above My Head [Live]
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Up above my head I hear music in the air
Up above my head there's a melody so bright
And fair
I can h...
Elvis Presley - Up Above My Head/Saved (Take 509) (68 Comeback Special)
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head on Gospel Time TV show
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head (I hear music in the air)
unknown performance date (appox. around the 1960's) on the show TV Gospel Time with the Olivet Institutional Baptist Church Choir an amazing performance with a Gibson Les Paul SG custom with (polar white finish?)
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Up Above My Head
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up above my head by kirk franklin
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head (France 1965)
Playing a white Gibson ...solo and all!!
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Rhiannon Giddens - Lonesome Road / Up Above My Head (Live on 89.3 The Current)
Rhiannon Giddens performs a medley of "Lonesome Road" and "Up Above My Head" live in the studios of 89.3 The Current for Radio Heartland.
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Up Above My Head - arr. Mark Hayes
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Code No. C6229
Traditional Spiritual Arranged by Mark Hayes
Voicing: SATB
Accompaniment: Piano w/ optional Rhythm Parts:
Conductor's Score | Synth | Electric Guitar | Electric Bass | Drums
Based on the theme of music and celebrating the hope and joy it brings, this energetic spiritual reminds us that everywhere we go music is in the air!
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LYRICS:
Up above my head I hear music in the air
Up above my head there's a melody so bright
And fair
I can hear when I'm all alone
Even in those times when I feel all hope is gone
Up above my head I hear joybells ringing
Up above my head I hear angels singing
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
I hear music in the air
I hear music everywhere
There must be a God somewhere
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LYRICS:
Up above my head I hear music in the air
Up above my head there's a melody so bright
And fair
I can hear when I'm all alone
Even in those times when I feel all hope is gone
Up above my head I hear joybells ringing
Up above my head I hear angels singing
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
I hear music in the air
I hear music everywhere
There must be a God somewhere
#Gaither #UpAboveMyHead #Vevo
Old Friends Quartet - Official Video for 'Up Above My Head [Live]', available now!
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LYRICS:
Up above my head I hear music in the air
Up above my head there's a melody so bright
And fair
I can hear when I'm all alone
Even in those times when I feel all hope is gone
Up above my head I hear joybells ringing
Up above my head I hear angels singing
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
I hear music in the air
I hear music everywhere
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
Music video by Bill & Gloria Gaither performing Up Above My Head (feat. Old Friends Quartet) [Live]. (P) (C) 2012 Spring House Music Group. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by EMI Christian Music Group,
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LYRICS:
Up above my head I hear music in the air
Up above my head there's a melody so bright
And fair
I can hear when I'm all alone
Even in those times when I feel all hope is gone
Up above my head I hear joybells ringing
Up above my head I hear angels singing
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
I hear music in the air
I hear music everywhere
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
Music video by Bill & Gloria Gaither performing Up Above My Head (feat. Old Friends Quartet) [Live]. (P) (C) 2012 Spring House Music Group. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by EMI Christian Music Group,
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head (I hear music in the air)
unknown performance date (appox. around the 1960's) on the show TV Gospel Time with the Ol...
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head (I hear music in the air)
unknown performance date (appox. around the 1960's) on the show TV Gospel Time with the Olivet Institutional Baptist Church Choir an amazing performance with a Gibson Les Paul SG custom with (polar white finish?)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head (I hear music in the air)
unknown performance date (appox. around the 1960's) on the show TV Gospel Time with the Olivet Institutional Baptist Church Choir an amazing performance with a Gibson Les Paul SG custom with (polar white finish?)
Provided to YouTube by TuneCore
Up Above My Head · Kirk Franklin & God's Property
God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
℗ 1997 B-Rite
Released on: 1...
Provided to YouTube by TuneCore
Up Above My Head · Kirk Franklin & God's Property
God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
℗ 1997 B-Rite
Released on: 1997-05-27
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by TuneCore
Up Above My Head · Kirk Franklin & God's Property
God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
℗ 1997 B-Rite
Released on: 1997-05-27
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Rhiannon Giddens performs a medley of "Lonesome Road" and "Up Above My Head" live in the studios of 89.3 The Current for Radio Heartland.
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Rhiannon Giddens performs a medley of "Lonesome Road" and "Up Above My Head" live in the studios of 89.3 The Current for Radio Heartland.
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Rhiannon Giddens performs a medley of "Lonesome Road" and "Up Above My Head" live in the studios of 89.3 The Current for Radio Heartland.
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Code No. C6229
Traditional Spiritual Arranged by Mark Hayes
Voicing: SATB
Accompaniment...
Available here: https://www.hopepublishing.com/W196229_UP_ABOVE_MY_HEAD
Code No. C6229
Traditional Spiritual Arranged by Mark Hayes
Voicing: SATB
Accompaniment: Piano w/ optional Rhythm Parts:
Conductor's Score | Synth | Electric Guitar | Electric Bass | Drums
Based on the theme of music and celebrating the hope and joy it brings, this energetic spiritual reminds us that everywhere we go music is in the air!
Available here: https://www.hopepublishing.com/W196229_UP_ABOVE_MY_HEAD
Code No. C6229
Traditional Spiritual Arranged by Mark Hayes
Voicing: SATB
Accompaniment: Piano w/ optional Rhythm Parts:
Conductor's Score | Synth | Electric Guitar | Electric Bass | Drums
Based on the theme of music and celebrating the hope and joy it brings, this energetic spiritual reminds us that everywhere we go music is in the air!
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LYRICS:
Up above my head I hear music in the air
Up above my head there's a melody so bright
And fair
I can hear when I'm all alone
Even in those times when I feel all hope is gone
Up above my head I hear joybells ringing
Up above my head I hear angels singing
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
I hear music in the air
I hear music everywhere
There must be a God somewhere
#Gaither #UpAboveMyHead #Vevo
Old Friends Quartet - Official Video for 'Up Above My Head [Live]', available now!
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LYRICS:
Up above my head I hear music in the air
Up above my head there's a melody so bright
And fair
I can hear when I'm all alone
Even in those times when I feel all hope is gone
Up above my head I hear joybells ringing
Up above my head I hear angels singing
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
I hear music in the air
I hear music everywhere
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
There must be a God somewhere
Music video by Bill & Gloria Gaither performing Up Above My Head (feat. Old Friends Quartet) [Live]. (P) (C) 2012 Spring House Music Group. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by EMI Christian Music Group,
"Up Above My Head/Saved" by Elvis Presley (Alternate Cut)
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head (I hear music in the air)
unknown performance date (appox. around the 1960's) on the show TV Gospel Time with the Olivet Institutional Baptist Church Choir an amazing performance with a Gibson Les Paul SG custom with (polar white finish?)
Provided to YouTube by TuneCore
Up Above My Head · Kirk Franklin & God's Property
God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
℗ 1997 B-Rite
Released on: 1997-05-27
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Rhiannon Giddens performs a medley of "Lonesome Road" and "Up Above My Head" live in the studios of 89.3 The Current for Radio Heartland.
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Code No. C6229
Traditional Spiritual Arranged by Mark Hayes
Voicing: SATB
Accompaniment: Piano w/ optional Rhythm Parts:
Conductor's Score | Synth | Electric Guitar | Electric Bass | Drums
Based on the theme of music and celebrating the hope and joy it brings, this energetic spiritual reminds us that everywhere we go music is in the air!
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and recording artist. A pioneer of 20th-century music, Tharpe attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings that were a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and rhythmic/early rock accompaniment. She became gospel music's first crossover artist and its first great recording star, referred to later as "the original soul sister" and "the godmother of rock and roll". She was an early influence on figures such as Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Willing to cross the line between sacred and secular by performing her music of "light" in the "darkness" of the nightclubs and concert halls with big bands behind her, Tharpe pushed spiritual music into the mainstream and helped pioneer the rise of pop–gospel beginning with her 1939 hit "This Train". Her unique music left a lasting mark on more conventional gospel artists such as Ira Tucker, Sr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds. While she offended some conservative churchgoers with her forays into the pop world, she never left gospel music.
She's a caged animal london by night Crashing lights and cymbals queens of twilight And if I was you I'd use the loo before the long drive We compliment each other just like satan and christ Baby when I am laid to rest May my laughter remain like your kiss blew me away Answer your spirit I gotta know right now I see you before me won't you show me how I wear my hair fizzy I don't copy no style Cause a kissin and a scrubbin has consequences You're on the bus again past big ben with your rip off oyster card Tell your A.S.B.O. friend to sling his hook and go make your girl smile Cos baby when I am laid in earth May my laughter remain like your kiss blew me away Left your scent on my pillow Sister rosetta was playin the congregation insane Drinkin to the house with no name Capture the spirit I gotta know right now I see you before me won't you show me how Cos I am the landlord you'll be my troubadour