We are a music discovery project.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Today’s Artist
Sister Rosetta Tharpe 1915-1973 (58)
Godmother of rock and roll,
gospel singer and electric guitar pioneer.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe played electric guitar like nobody had ever seen a woman play. She mixed gospel with blues and early rock and roll, singing and shredding in a style that influenced everybody from Elvis to Chuck Berry to Little Richard. She was rocking before rock had a name, and she did it in a church. More on Sister Rosetta Tharpe →
0:30
0:30
Who Did It Better
play Lovely Day
When I wake up in the morning, love
And the sunlight hurts my eyes
Bill Withers 1977
Bill Withers
Luther Vandross 1994
Luther Vandross

Lovely Day 0:30 is a meditation on the simple pleasure of waking up next to someone who changes the light. The sunlight hurts his eyes but the person beside him makes everything worth facing. A small moment stretched into a whole song.

The repetition is not filler. It is a man checking in with himself and confirming the same good news every time. The feeling holds. The day is lovely because she is in it.

You tell us. →
Today’s Record
My Guy
Nothing you could say could tear me away from my guy
Nothing you could do, 'cause I'm stuck like glue to my guy
Album art 1964
Mary Wells

A woman proudly declares her loyalty and devotion to her man. She celebrates his qualities and their special bond. No other man compares to him. The song is a joyful affirmation of faithful love and the security found in a true partnership.

0:30
Yesterday’s Track
Album art
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
It's sad to think
We're not gonna make it
Two people stand at the crossroads of a dying relationship, neither willing to speak the painful truth first aloud. The vocal interplay captures the agonizing dance of pride and heartbreak between them. Silence speaks louder than any goodbye ever could in moments like these.
0:30
Today’s Theme
Loading...
You’re Kidding, Right
Erykah Badu is a certified doula who home-birthed all four of her kids. The constellation of fathers -- Andre 3000, The D.O.C., Jay Electronica, and an actor she never named. Each child with a different famous father, each birth a deliberate, unmedicated act of sovereignty. Badu built a family that defied convention. Did it all on her own terms.
Soul in the Movies
Super Fly 1972
Super Fly Curtis Mayfield wrote the Super Fly soundtrack in 1972 and it outsold the movie. The film, directed by Gordon Parks Jr., is about a drug dealer named Priest trying to get out. The soundtrack is about the community he's destroying. Mayfield sang from the street corner, not the penthouse. 'Freddie's Dead' opens the album like an obituary set to wah-wah guitar. Super Fly. The soundtrack was the conscience the main character didn't have.
The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

No algorithms. No trending sections. Just a song someone loved and the story behind it. Delivered Sunday morning.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Take your shoes off. We got music on.
 · About  · Privacy  · Sunday  ·   · 

Image Credits

1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).

Full attribution breakdown →

We are a music discovery project.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Today’s Artist
Sister Rosetta Tharpe1915 – 1973
Godmother of rock and roll, gospel singer and electric guitar pioneer.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe played electric guitar like nobody had ever seen a woman play. She mixed gospel with blues and early rock and roll, singing and shredding in a style that influenced everybody from Elvis to Chuck Berry to Little Richard. She was rocking before rock had a name, and she did it in a church.
More on Sister Rosetta Tharpe →
0:30
0:30
Who Did It Better
play Lovely Day 1977
When I wake up in the morning, love
And the sunlight hurts my eyes
Bill Withers Luther Vandross

Lovely Day 0:30 is a meditation on the simple pleasure of waking up next to someone who changes the light. The sunlight hurts his eyes but the person beside him makes everything worth facing. A small moment stretched into a whole song.

The repetition is not filler. It is a man checking in with himself and confirming the same good news every time. The feeling holds. The day is lovely because she is in it.

Compare and vote →
Today’s Record
My Guy 1964
Nothing you could say could tear me away from my guy
Nothing you could do, 'cause I'm stuck like glue to my guy
A woman proudly declares her loyalty and devotion to her man. She celebrates his qualities and their special bond. No other man compares to him. The song is a joyful affirmation of faithful love and the security found in a true partnership.
0:30
Today’s Theme
Prayer Meeting
Prayer Meeting -- not the Sunday morning service. The Wednesday night gathering, the one where the w......
Explore songs →
0:30
0:30
0:30
Soul in the Movies
Super Fly 1972
Curtis Mayfield wrote the Super Fly soundtrack in 1972 and it outsold the movie. The film, directed by Gordon Parks Jr., is about a drug dealer named Priest trying to get out. The soundtrack is about the community he's destroying. Mayfield sang from the street corner, not the penthouse. 'Freddie's Dead' opens the album like an obituary set to wah-wah guitar. Super Fly. The soundtrack was the conscience the main character didn't have.
You’re Kidding, Right
Erykah Badu is a certified doula who home-birthed all four of her kids. The constellation of fathers -- Andre 3000, The D.O.C., Jay Electronica, and an actor she never named. Each child with a different famous father, each birth a deliberate, unmedicated act of sovereignty. Badu built a family that defied convention. Did it all on her own terms.
Why We're Here
Most of us grew up with free radio. Then corporations took over the playlist. Then we found Spotify and YouTube -- until the algorithm quietly decided what we liked, and suddenly we were stuck on repeat again. There's so much music out there, and only so much time to hear it.
At HotSupper, we just want to open things up a little. Maybe you'll stumble on an artist you've never heard of. Maybe you'll rediscover a song you'd completely forgotten. Maybe you'll just tap your toes. Either way, it's yours to explore. And if you have ideas to make this place better, we're all ears.
The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

No algorithms. No trending sections. Just a song someone loved and the story behind it. Delivered Sunday morning.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Take your shoes off. We got music on.
 · About  · Privacy  · Sunday  ·   · 

Image Credits

1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).

Full attribution breakdown →

0:00
0:00