British-born singer Yola broke through in 2019 with her critically acclaimed solo record 'Walk Through Fire' that earned her four Grammy nominations after decades working as a singer and songwriter.
NASHVILLE, TENN. -- British-born singer Yola broke through in 2019 with her critically acclaimed solo record "Walk Through Fire" that earned her four Grammy nominations after decades working as a singer and songwriter.
Considering her own expertise in merging genres, Yola seems a perfect fit to portray the rock pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a new film about Elvis Presley directed by Baz Luhrmann, which has been rescheduled for release in 2022. Yola spent much of the pandemic learning how to play like Tharpe, who is credited with being among the first artists to distort the electric guitar and influenced Elvis, Little Richard and Johnny Cash.
Yola: I was concerned about being pigeonholed because even the single, the first song on the album was something that people just didn't seem to be discussing. And I'm like, "Why is it so hard? Because it's right in front of you." It's not country or soul. So you're going to have to think of me outside of soul because I'm Black and country because I forced it on you as a conversation to have.
AP: One of the standout tracks is a very danceable bop called "Break the Bough," which was inspired by your late mother. How did you write that?
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