Sister Rosetta Tharpe to be Honored with Historical Marker - Mark Carpentieri

Northport N.Y. - I'm very proud to announce that on Monday October 24, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973), the pioneering gospel musician, will be honored by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission with the dedication of an Historical Marker at her former North Philadelphia home.

I'm honored to be speaking at the event along with Karen Galle of the Historical Marker Program Coordinator, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Beth Warshaw-Duncan of Girls Rock Philly and Gayle Wald of George Washington University. Gayle write the liner notes to our release, "Shout Sister Shout, A Tribute To Sister Rosetta Tharpe.