Thomas A. Dorsey
American musician and composer
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"... Wikipedia
Born: July 1, 1899, Villa Rica, GA
Died: January 23, 1993 (age 93 years), Chicago, IL
Spouse: Nettie Harper (m. 1925–1932)
Genre: Blues
Also known as: Georgia Tom