In The Scheme of Things
which popular gospel song was a Thomas A. Dorsey composition
Tommy Dorsey
"Precious Lord Take My Hand"
Eddy Arnold
"Peace in the Valley" is a 1937 song written by Thomas A. Dorsey, originally for Mahalia Jackson. The song became a hit in 1951 for Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys, reaching No. 7 on the Country & Western Best Seller chart. It was among the first gospel recordings to sell one million copies. Foley's version was a 2006 entry into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.
which popular gospel song was a Thomas A. Dorsey composition
Tommy Dorsey
According to an editorial in Ebony magazine Rev. Thomas Dorsey bought the rights to the song. It was written by someone else. Rev. Dorsey responded to the editorial but never stated he wrote it...Brenda Hildreth
"Precious Lord Take My Hand"
Eddy Arnold
Yes there was a Thomas Dorsey who's wife died shortly after child birth, only to be followed by the new born son a few hours later. This was not the Thomas Dorsey of "big band" fame but rather a gospel singer. Based on this tragedy in his life he wrote the song "Precious Lord."
"Peace in the Valley" is a 1937 song written by Thomas A. Dorsey, originally for Mahalia Jackson. The song became a hit in 1951 for Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys, reaching No. 7 on the Country & Western Best Seller chart. It was among the first gospel recordings to sell one million copies. Foley's version was a 2006 entry into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.
So Many Times - Jimmy Dorsey song - was created in 1939.
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Precious lord take my hand
Contrasts
Ronald Stuart Thomas has written: 'Song at the year's turning'