Decca matrix NA 2577. When I first sought the Lord / Sister Rosetta Tharpe
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| When I first sought the Lord (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe (vocalist) | |
| Thomas "Grady" Martin (instrumentalist : electric guitar) | |
| Farris Coursey (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Bobby Moore (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| James Roots (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Loren Otis "Jack" Shook (instrumentalist : guitar) |
| 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. |
| Master renumbered by Decca as 82137. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (vocals), with James Roots (piano), Grady Martin (electric guitar), Jack Shook (guitar), Bobby Moore (bass), Farris Coursey (drums). |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/10/1952 Nashville, Tennessee | [A] | Master | Decca 28417 | |
| 1/10/1952 Nashville, Tennessee | [A] | Master | Decca 9-28417 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix NA 2577. When I first sought the Lord / Sister Rosetta Tharpe," accessed December 16, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000346295/NA_2577-When_I_first_sought_the_Lord.
Decca matrix NA 2577. When I first sought the Lord / Sister Rosetta Tharpe. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 16, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000346295/NA_2577-When_I_first_sought_the_Lord.
"Decca matrix NA 2577. When I first sought the Lord / Sister Rosetta Tharpe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 16 December 2025.
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