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Back to EpisodesWomen Pioneers in Music - Part 2
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Maybelle Carter, mother of June Carter, was the first musician to play melody on the guitar changing music forever.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock and Roll, started playing the electric guitar in 1938. She was an influence to countless, famous rock and roll musicians of the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Memphis Minnie ran away from home at 13 to Beale Street in Memphis so she could play the guitar. Her beginning was rough but she launched a career that latest for decades.
Join Kit and Sherlock for the whole story of these talented women who helped shape music in America in the first half of the 20th century.
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