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Thomas A. Dorsey

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Aliases
Georgia Tom
Georgia Tom Dorsey
Real name
Thomas Andrew Dorsey
Born
July 1, 1899
Died
January 23, 1993
Country
United States
IPI
00008545196 1 work
00008545588 1 work
00008545686 15 works
00040661604 1 work
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Not to be confused with Tommy Dorsey, big band leader, this Dorsey started out in music playing blues piano under the name "Georgia Tom", and writing blues songs - some number of which were considered very racy at the time they were written. Dorsey later became known as "the father of black gospel music" and wrote several well known gospel standards. He served as music director from 1932 into the late-1970s for Chicago's Pilgrim Baptist Church.
Member of
The Hokum Boys [US1]
Harum Scarums (1931)
Not to be confused with
Tommy Dorsey
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Songs written by Thomas A. Dorsey

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Beedle Um Bum Thomas A. Dorsey The Hokum Boys [US1] December 1928 Covered by (15 artists)
Black Eye Blues Thomas A. Dorsey Ma Rainey September 1928 Covered by (6 artists)
Blame It on the Blues Thomas A. Dorsey Ma Rainey September 1928 Covered by (2 artists)
Caught Him Doing It Thomas A. Dorsey The Hokum Boys [US1] 1929 Covered by (3 artists)
Freight Train Blues Thomas A. Dorsey, Everett Murphy Trixie Smith and Her Down Home Syncopators May 1, 1924 Covered by (6 artists)
Hide Me in Thy Bosom Thomas A. Dorsey Charles Beck June 16, 1937 Covered by (17 artists)
If We Never Needed the Lord Before, We Sure Do Now Thomas A. Dorsey Covered by (2 artists)
If You See My Saviour Thomas A. Dorsey Famous Blue Jay Singers of Birmingham January 1932 Covered by (23 artists)
I Just Want a Daddy Thomas A. Dorsey Monette Moore January 1923 Covered by (5 artists)
I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About in My Song Thomas A. Dorsey Mahalia Jackson and The Falls-Jones Ensemble November 22, 1954 Covered by (19 artists)
Little Wooden Church on the Hill Thomas A. Dorsey Dixie Hummingbirds September 19, 1939 Covered by (8 artists)
Maybe It's the Blues Thomas A. Dorsey Georgia Tom Dorsey February 5, 1930 Covered by (2 artists)
Peace in the Valley Thomas A. Dorsey Flying Clouds of Detroit May 1946 Covered by (163 artists)
Riverside Blues Richard M. Jones, Thomas A. Dorsey King Oliver's Jazz Band October 26, 1923 Covered by (93 artists)
Selling That Stuff Thomas A. Dorsey The Hokum Boys [US1] December 1928 Covered by (4 artists)
Shake My Mother's Hand for Me Thomas A. Dorsey Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys October 2, 1941 Covered by (11 artists)
Some Cold Rainy Day Thomas A. Dorsey Chippie Hill – Guitar by Tampa red October 13, 1928 Covered by (7 artists)
The Old Ship of Zion Thomas A. Dorsey The Roberta Martin Singers of Chicago April 1950 Covered by (11 artists)

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