Georgia Tom

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Georgia Tom was the stage name of Thomas A. Dorsey, a pioneering American blues and gospel composer often called the “Father of Gospel Music.”

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Georgia Tom canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage name
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1910s
alsoKnownAs Thomas A. Dorsey
Tom Dorsey
linked to: Thomas A. Dorsey
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
basedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
burialPlace Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago
collaboratedWith Tampa Red
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1899-07-01
dateOfDeath 1993-01-23
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
fieldOfWork blues music
religious music
founded National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses
genre blues
gospel music
hasGender male
influenced Mahalia Jackson
modern gospel music
inspiredBy African American spirituals
blues traditions of the American South
instrument piano
languageOfWork English
memberOf Pilgrim Baptist Church (Chicago)
movement Chicago gospel
gospel music
nickname Father of Gospel Music
notableAchievement combined blues and sacred music forms
pioneered modern gospel music
notableRole music director at Pilgrim Baptist Church, Chicago
notableWork Hide Me in Thy Bosom
If You See My Saviour
Peace in the Valley
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
occupation blues musician
gospel composer
songwriter
performedAs Georgia Tom
placeOfBirth Villa Rica, Georgia, United States
linked to: Villa Rica, Georgia
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
realName Thomas A. Dorsey
religion Christianity
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Thomas A. Dorsey alsoKnownAs Georgia Tom
Thomas A. Dorsey performedAs Georgia Tom
Tampa Red collaboratedWith Georgia Tom
Georgia Tom performedAs Georgia Tom