Rosetta Tharpe

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

It is 1939. Rosetta Tharpe, “Godmother of Rock and Roll,” is on guitar. Who else do you spot? Be sure to watch the American Masters | PBS film on Sister Rosetta Tharpe. See a preview at http://to.pbs.org/15AUqXD (Photo taken by Charles Peterson; courtesy of Don Peterson)