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Thomas A. Dorsey was born in Villa Rica, Georgia, the first of three children to Thomas Madison Dorsey, a minister and farmer, and Etta Plant Spencer.The Dorseys sharecropped on a small farm, while the elder Dorsey, a graduate of Atlanta Bible College (now Morehouse College), traveled to nearby churches to preach.
Say Amen, Somebody gives an overview of the history of gospel music in the U.S. by following two main figures: Thomas A. Dorsey, considered the "Father of Gospel Music," 83 at the time of filming, recalls how he came to write his most famous song, "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" (1932), and the difficulty he faced introducing gospel blues to black churches in the early 1930s.
Labeled "one of the most important gospel singers of the century" by The New York Times, Smith is considered a pioneer in the same vein as Thomas A. Dorsey, the "Father of Gospel Music". [15] While Dorsey wrote 1,000 gospel songs and set standards for gospel choirs, Smith created the "openly emotional and spiritually exuberant performance style ...
Ernie Haase; Damita Haddon; Deitrick Haddon; Brother Will Hairston; Danniebelle Hall; James Hall; Marshall Hall; MC Hammer song on every album including: Family Affair; Fred Hammond; Wes Hampton
Martin was a successful artist in her own right, forming the Sallie Martin Singers, in which her daughter Cora Martin-Moore, Dinah Washington, then known as Ruth Jones, and Brother Joe May were featured, in 1940 after a dispute with Dorsey. She started her own publishing house, Martin and Morris Music, Inc., with Kenneth Morris (August 28, 1917 ...
Thomas A. Dorsey "There'll Be Peace in the Valley for Me" , also known informally as "Peace in the Valley" is a 1939 song written by Thomas A. Dorsey , originally for Mahalia Jackson . [ 1 ] In 1951, a version of the song by Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys was a hit, and among the first gospel recordings to sell one million copies.
Tommy Dorsey (1905–1956), bandleader and jazz trombone player; Thomas A. Dorsey (1899–1993), gospel composer and performer, known as Georgia Tom in his earlier jazz career; Thomas Beale Dorsey (1780–1855), American politician and judge in Maryland; Dan Hornsby (1927-1939), recording artist who briefly used the pseudonym Tom Dorsey
Thomas A. Dorsey historical marker. THOMAS A. DORSEY Father of Gospel Thomas Andrew Dorsey, composer of over 400 blues and gospel songs, lived here following his birth in Villa Rica on July 1, 1899. At Mt. Prospect Baptist Church he was exposed to shape-note singing and at home learned to play a used pump organ, experiences he said "sprang" his ...