Born in Cotton Plant, Ark., Sister Rosetta Tharpe became a legend, bringing fierce guitar and swing to gospel music—and blazing a path for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, and Ray Charles. Marie and Rosetta chronicles her first rehearsal with Marie Knight. Support American Theatre: a just and thriving theatre ecology begins with information for all. Please join us in this mission by making a donation to our publisher, Theatre Communications Group. When you support American Theatre magazine and TCG, you support a long legacy…