1899
Thomas A. Dorsey, American pianist and composer (died 1993)
Thomas A. Dorsey, American pianist and composer (died 1993)
Thomas A. Dorsey, American pianist and composer (died 1993)
Thomas A. Dorsey
American blues and gospel musician and composer (1899–1993)
- Born
- 1899
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.