Rhiannon Giddens gets the spirit — of fierce rock and roll independence — as she leads the band in a rousing version of the gospel classic "Up Above My Head," made famous by Rosetta Tharpe and ...

Then there's the actual church music Giddens includes: a reading of Sister Rosetta Tharpe's signature gospel stomper "Up Above My Head" that hews ... Today is Rhiannon Giddens' turn.

The debut solo album from Carolina Chocolate Drops singer Rhiannon Giddens ... Trouble Your Mind,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s “Up Above My Head,” and Jacque Wolfe’s African American ...

Burnett produced 'Tomorrow Is My Turn,' the debut solo effort from Carolina Chocolate Drops member Rhiannon Giddens ... with Sister Rosetta Tharpe ('Up Above My Head'), Nina Simone (the title ...

Over the past two years, Rhiannon Giddens has become one of the most ... a song like Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s “Up Above My Head” doesn’t quite achieve the blazing gospel fury it deserves.

Getting a reasonable fix on the essence of Rhiannon Giddens can be tricky business ... In her final encore of Tharpe’s classic “Up Above My Head,” Giddens led the charge of heated gospel spirit in the ...

Rhiannon Giddens has been on a roll since hip producer ... whose boisterous song "Up Above My Head" is featured on the new album. "Anything that starts with Shirley Caesar and ends with Aretha ...

My Music with Rhiannon Giddens is available to stream on ... dying thing I'm the smoke up above the trees, good Lord The fire and the branch that's burning, Lord Maybe you were sleeping, Lord ...

By Mesfin Fekadu Grammy-winning singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens was taking ... could score their film. Some of my concert music ended up on YouTube, where it got a few ...

Rhiannon Giddens pauses for just a few moments as her image comes up on the Zoom screen. “Sorry, I was just turning my Facebook off,” she explains, looking up ...

Rhiannon Giddens' new album ... a reading of Sister Rosetta Tharpe's signature gospel stomper "Up Above My Head" that hews close to the original, because for joy, Tharpe can't be beat.

Anyone who has seen or listened to the Carolina Chocolate Drops over the past decade — including at the 2011 GrassRoots Festival — can testify to the vocal power of Rhiannon Giddens.