MICHELLE SHOCKED
Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston; February 24, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter. (More from Wikipedia)
I first encountered Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s music on Michelle Shocked’s fascinating 2007 gospel CD, ToHeavenURide. The CD was recorded live at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival; the album name is a takeoff on the nickname for the festival, “To Hell You Ride”. Shocked launched her concert with a long introduction about Tharpe’s legacy and then performed “Strange Things Happening Every Day”.
(June 2013/1)
