A Black woman who created "rock-n-roll" Welcome to Pembrokeshire U3A › Forums › Music › A Black woman who created "rock-n-roll" This topic is empty. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts July 10, 2016 at 12:56 pm #8928 AnonymousGuest Did you know it was a Black woman who created “rock-n-roll”? Yes. A Sista…and her name was Rosetta Tharpe. She came before Little Richard, Muddy Waters, Elvis and the rest… In fact, they all credit her as their influence (except for Elvis). [html][/html] Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In