Thomas A. Dorsey Thomas Andrew Dorsey / Georgia Tom
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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 its relation to faith and God, rather than the individual subsumed into the group via belief.
Dorsey was born in Villa Rica, Georgia. He 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.
The Library of Congress added his album Precious Lord: New Recordings of the Great Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey (1973) to the United States National Recording Registry in 2002.
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- @Rachee(我真的还没想好要写什么....)：Gospel的创始人！
- @blueberry(别觉得自己多优越，因为没...)：father of Black Gospel
- @麦丘：Thomas A. Dorsey（1899 07 01—1993） 生于佐治亚 自1932年至70年代后期 在芝加哥一教堂担任音乐指导 被尊为[黑人福音音乐之父]