Yet last year, this rock ’n’ roll faith leader stepped away from ... Then again, nobody goes to church to be surprised — the point of the thing, as Springsteen has always understood, is ...

Another gospel influence on the would-be Hound Dog was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll. Tharpe was a recording artist fronting a choir at the same Chicago church where Emmett ...