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- Thomas_A._Dorsey abstract "Thomas Andrew Dorsey (July 1, 1899 – January 23, 1993) was known as "the father of black gospel music" and was at one time so closely associated with the field that songs written in the new style were sometimes known as "dorseys." Earlier in his life he was a leading blues pianist known as Georgia Tom. As formulated by Dorsey, gospel music combines Christian praise with the rhythms of jazz and the blues. His conception also deviates from what had been, to that time, standard hymnal practice by referring explicitly to the self, and the self's relation to faith and God, rather than the individual subsumed into the group via belief. Dorsey, who was born in Villa Rica, Georgia, was the music director at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois from 1932 until the late 1970s. His best-known composition, "Take My Hand, Precious Lord", was performed by Mahalia Jackson and was a favorite of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.. Another composition, "Peace in the Valley", was a hit for Red Foley in 1951 and has been performed by dozens of other artists, including Queen of Gospel Albertina Walker, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. Dorsey died in Chicago, aged 93. In 2002, the Library of Congress honored his album Precious Lord: New Recordings of the Great Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey (1973), by adding it to the United States National Recording Registry.".
- Thomas_A._Dorsey alias "Barrelhouse Tom,".
- Thomas_A._Dorsey alias "Georgia Tom,".
- Thomas_A._Dorsey alias "Texas Tommy".
- Thomas_A._Dorsey associatedBand Milton_Brunson.
- Thomas_A._Dorsey associatedBand Tampa_Red.
- Thomas_A._Dorsey associatedMusicalArtist Milton_Brunson.
- Thomas_A._Dorsey associatedMusicalArtist Tampa_Red.
- Thomas_A._Dorsey background "solo_singer".
- Thomas_A._Dorsey birthDate "1899-07-01".
- Thomas_A._Dorsey birthPlace Villa_Rica,_Georgia.
- Thomas_A._Dorsey birthYear "1899".
- Thomas_A._Dorsey deathDate "1993-01-23".
- Thomas_A._Dorsey deathPlace Chicago.
- Thomas_A._Dorsey deathPlace Illinois.
- Thomas_A._Dorsey deathYear "1993".
- Thomas_A._Dorsey genre Blues.
- Thomas_A._Dorsey genre Gospel_music.
- Thomas_A._Dorsey hometown Tampa,_Florida.
- Thomas_A._Dorsey hometown United_States.
- Thomas_A._Dorsey instrument Piano.
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- Thomas_A._Dorsey wikiPageWikiLinkText ""Georgia Tom" Dorsey".