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Thomas A. Dorsey

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American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music

United StatesMusiciansLived 1899 to 1993 · aged 93
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Thomas Andrew Dorsey was an American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music. He penned 3,000 songs, a third of them gospel, including "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" and "Peace in the Valley".

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Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago, 1964, where Dorsey was music director for 50 yearsPilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago, 1964, where Dorsey was music director for 50 years

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1992Grammy Trustees Award

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Thomas Andrew Dorsey was an American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music. He penned 3,000 songs, a third of them gospel, including "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" and "Peace in the Valley". Recordings of these sold millions of copies in both gospel and secular markets in the 20th century.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1993 · aged 93
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14 languages

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