Thomas E. Dorsey ( eng. Thomas A. Dorsey , full name Thomas Andrew Dorsey ) is an American blues musician [5] popular in the 1920s who is considered the “father” of modern gospel music [6] . Many songs he wrote became classics of this genre. Among them are such famous ones as “ Take My Hand, Precious Lord ” and “ Peace in the Valley ” [7] .
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According to the AllMusic music website, Dorsey was "a versatile composer, works that naturally shifted from energetic, hard gospel to light hymns" [8] .
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- ↑ 1 2 BNF ID : 2011 open data platform .
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 11909343X // General Regulatory Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ Sergeĭ Kastalʹskiĭ. Rock Encyclopedia: AZ / Author and composition. Sergey Casatalsky . - Rovesnik, 1997. - P. 316.
- ↑ Peace in the Valley - Elvis Presley | Song Info | AllMusic (English) . AllMusic . The appeal date is May 17, 2016.
- ↑ Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey | Biography & History | AllMusic . AllMusic .
- ↑ Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey | Biography & History | AllMusic . AllMusic .
Links
- Thomas E. Dorsey on AllMusic