Didn’t it Rain by Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sister Rosetta Tharpe in an excerpt from the 1964 Granada television production of the Blues and Gospel Train. Filmed in the then disused Chorlton railway station on Wilbraham Road, Manchester, England. See video below.

The Blues and Gospel Train .. 1964 .. Manchester .. England

In 1964 Granada Television filmed appearances by Muddy Waters, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Cousin Joe Pleasant, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee at a disused railway station in Manchester England. One of the most brilliant events ever conceived.

Designer: Michael Bailey
Director: Phillip Casson
Producer: John Hamp.
Granada Television.