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Thomas A. Dorsey

Thomas A. Dorsey is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ma Rainey and Tampa Red. Those roots explain a lot about how Thomas A. Dorsey arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Dixie Hummingbirds, Clara Ward, The Swan Silvertones and Marion Williams, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Blind Willie McTell, Peace in the Valley, Mahalia Jackson, Roberta Martin and James Cleveland, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Thomas A. Dorsey, reaching back through Ma Rainey and forward to Blind Willie McTell. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

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" and "Peace in the Valley". Recordings of these sold millions of copies in both gospel and secular markets in the 20th century.

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Thomas A. DorseyMa RaineyTampa RedBlind Willie McTellPeace in the ValleyMahalia JacksonRoberta MartinJames ClevelandThe Dixie HummingbirdsClara WardThe Swan SilvertonesMarion Williams

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Thomas A. Dorsey connections

Thomas A. Dorsey grew out of Ma Rainey and Tampa Red, shares an orbit with The Dixie Hummingbirds, Clara Ward, The Swan Silvertones and Marion Williams, went on to shape Blind Willie McTell, Peace in the Valley, Mahalia Jackson and Roberta Martin. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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