Decca matrix 75588. Were you there when they crucified my Lord?-1 / Sister Rosetta Tharpe
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Were you there when they crucified my Lord?-1 (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe (vocalist) | |
| Herbert (Herb) Cowans (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Thomas "Grady" Martin (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| The Rosette Gospel Singers (Vocal group) | |
| Billy Taylor, Sr. (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| James Roots Quartet (Musical group) | |
| James Roots (instrumentalist : organ) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Ruppli session personnel note: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (vocals, guitar), with The James Roots Quartet: James Roots (organ, piano), Grady Martin (guitar), Billy Taylor Sr. (bass), Herbert Cowans (drums), and The Rosette Gospel Singers. |
| 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. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/1949 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca 48136 | |
| 12/12/1949 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca 9-48136 | |
| 12/12/1949 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca DL-8782 | |
| 12/12/1949 New York, New York | [A] | Master | MCA MCA-1317 | |
| 12/12/1949 New York, New York | [A] | Master | MCA (France) 510056 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 75588. Were you there when they crucified my Lord?-1 / Sister Rosetta Tharpe," accessed December 14, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000303805/75588-Were_you_there_when_they_crucified_my_Lord-1.
Decca matrix 75588. Were you there when they crucified my Lord?-1 / Sister Rosetta Tharpe. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 14, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000303805/75588-Were_you_there_when_they_crucified_my_Lord-1.
"Decca matrix 75588. Were you there when they crucified my Lord?-1 / Sister Rosetta Tharpe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 14 December 2025.
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