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Georgia, United States
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Gospel
, Music
, Precious Lord
, Blues
, Songs
, Georgia
, Church
, Chicago
, Composer
, People Named Thomas A. Dorsey, People Named Dorsey
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5 quick facts about Thomas A. Dorsey:
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Dorsey was the father of modern gospel music and the man who wrote "Precious Lord, Take My Hand." He came north to Chicago from Atlanta in 1916 ... 
Source: Race Matters - Where Religion Has Carried Black Americans [www.racematters.org]
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Dorsey was born in Villa Rica, Georgia on July 1, 1899 and raised in the Atlanta area; there ... 
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Dorsey was a jazz pianist when he met Christ as Savior in 1921 and dedicated his life to writing gospel songs ... 
Source: www.gmahalloffame.org [www.gmahalloffame.org]
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Dorsey was a former blues musician who had lost ... 
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Dorsey was the son of a Baptist preacher; his mother was the church organist ... 
Source: This Far by Faith . Thomas Dorsey | PBS [www.pbs.org]
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