Decca matrix 75259. Silent night, Holy night / Sister Rosetta Tharpe
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Silent night, Holy night (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe (vocalist) | |
| Herbert (Herb) Cowans (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Thomas "Grady" Martin (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| James Roots (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Billy Taylor, Sr. (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| James Roots Quartet (Musical group) |
Additional Information
| Notes |
|---|
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (vocals, guitar), with The James Roots Quartet: James Roots (piano, celeste), Grady Martin (guitar), Billy Taylor Sr. (bass), Herbert Cowans (drums), and The Rosette Gospel Singers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/14/1949 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca 48119 | |
| 9/14/1949 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca 9-48119 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 75259. Silent night, Holy night / Sister Rosetta Tharpe," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000303476/75259-Silent_night_Holy_night.
Decca matrix 75259. Silent night, Holy night / Sister Rosetta Tharpe. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000303476/75259-Silent_night_Holy_night.
"Decca matrix 75259. Silent night, Holy night / Sister Rosetta Tharpe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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