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Albertina Walker. Thomas Andrew Dorsey (July 1, 1899 – January 23, 1993) 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".
Nelson Riddle. Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) [1] was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. [2] His theme song was "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You".
Dorsey was born July 1, 1899 in Villa Rica, GA., to the Reverend and Mrs. T. M. Dorsey, one of 10 children. When he was eight years old, the family moved to Atlanta where he soon was working part time selling ginger ale at a local theater, halfway between a pool hall and a barber shop. At the theater, he learned to play the piano and by age 12 ...
Jimmy Dorsey (born Feb. 29, 1904, Shenandoah, Pa., U.S.—died June 12, 1957, New York, N.Y.) was an American musician who—both independently and with his brother Tommy —led one of the most popular big bands of the swing era. He was also a highly talented saxophone and clarinet player. Along with his brother, Dorsey received his first ...
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May 1, 2022 · Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956) was one of the key leaders of the “big band era” of American popular music. The Glenn Miller Collections of the American Music Research Center at the University of Colorado Boulder houses the premier collection of Dorsey recordings, papers, and images.
Apr 17, 2024 · Inducted 1982. Thomas A. Dorsey. (1899 – 1993) Thomas A. Dorsey is the acknowledged father of Black Gospel music and perhaps the most influential figure ever to impact the genre. Although the scope Thomas A. Dorsey’s influence on gospel music runs well beyond his song writing, he is best known as the writer of the classic songs Take My Hand ...
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Dec 31, 2005 · A major big band leader is the subject of a new book: Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big Way. With his brother Jimmy, Dorsey helped define American popular music from the 1920s through the mid 1950s.
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