Ministry of the New
There is no stopping Mattiel. This sister is the real deal. new record out soon. Until then, make nice with the new video.
Ministry of Pops
Keith Richards & James Cotton Rehearsing. “Nuff Said.
Ministry of the Grandma
Pops Staples “Grandma's Hands". There is a man who understood the power of Grandma’s Hands.
Ministry of the Sister / God Mother
Let me tell you about an incredible sister. That's Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Speaking of Grandmas Hands... God-ma’s Hands were even more amazing.
Quoteith the NPR:
Rock 'n' roll was bred between the church and the nightclubs in the soul of a queer black woman in the 1940s named Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She was there before Elvis, Little Richard and Johnny Cash swiveled their hips and strummed their guitars. It was Tharpe, the godmother of rock 'n' roll, who turned this burgeoning musical style into an international sensation.
If you don't have the time you can jump to this.
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Ministry of the #1 Mama
What mention of Mama's can be complete without Mama Cass. None. Stop asking.
Ministry of Genevieve
Speaking of more Mama's. Let's take a moment to say thank you to Genevieve Waite. A kinder soul you may have never met. I know that I loved our brief time together. What a soul, yall. Thank you Gen.
Here's the “Hit" I helped promote. When I did such things at 18. [Renegade Soundwave - Biting My Nails.