Thomas Andrew Dorsey

Born:  July 1, 1899, Villa Rica, Georgia.

Died:  January 23, 1993, Chicago, Illinois.

Buried:  Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.

Pseudonyms

• Georgia Tom
• Barrelhouse Tom

    Son of a Baptist minister, Dorsey provided music for performers such as Tampa Red, Ma Rainey, and Bessie Smith, writing some 200 songs in his lifetime.

Hymns

1. Precious Lord, Take My Hand