It's hard to separate the three genres and their subcategories, especially in the early days of rock and roll. Here's a fantastic woman who managed to cross over all three, to the delight of many, and to the dismay of others:

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the ORIGINAL Soul Sister #1:

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You really have to trust in the Almighty to play electric guitar – in the rain! Especially back in the day. The appropriately named “Didn’t it Rain?”


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BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON 'The Soul Of A Man'

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I don't know anything about this lady, but she does a pretty respectable cover of Blind Willie's song:

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