Hanif and Grammy award winning artist H.E.R. sit down to talk all about the guitar: H.E.R.’s relationship to the instrument, her many inspirations and the long lineage of Black women who’ve defined popular music and culture before her. They discuss how H.E.R. intuitively found her voice on her latest album Back Of Mind, and they explore what it means to redefine R&B music in the present moment. This week’s show comes with a playlist curated by Hanif of songs by Black women guitar players, and an ode to Sister Rosetta Tharpe. For the playlist of songs curated for this episode, visit https://bit.ly/oos-guitarsheroes

/Music In This Week's Episode/

H.E.R., Hard To Love

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Strange Things Happening Every Day

Etta Baker, I Get The Blues When It Rains

Brittany Howard, 13th Century Metal

Carline Ray, Lazarus

Elizabeth Cotten, I’m Going Away

Barbara Lynn, Maybe We Can Slip Away

Klymaxx, Fab Attack