Wonderful documentary on her life & legacy in rock n roll
Today, March 20th is her birthday so can we just take the time to list some of her amazing accomplishments
- she was one of the very first great gospel artists who crossed over into r&b, rock n roll, and gained mainstream success
- she frequently performed with a racially integrated band
- guitar playing was seen as a “man’s” skill, but that didn’t stop her from beating out many guys in guitar battles at the Apollo
- she may have been one of the first successful black artists to even have a tour bus with her name on it
- this woman literally turned her wedding day into a rock concert for over 20,000 fans
- openly bisexual in her private life
- she sang with little richard in what would be his first public performance at her concert
- she held a successful tour in the UK during the early 1960′s well before the “british invasion” of rock n roll