[Dixielandjazz] Who wrote Precious lord Take My Hand

[Rick Zahniser]

As I mention on my website, Thomas A. Dorsey wrote
"Tight like that."   It sold 7 million records!!

When he later began writing Gospel songs (and he invented that term) he
was very apologetic about the earlier days.  You can listen to a great
scat version of "Tight like that" here:

http://coloradonighthawks.com/vocals.htm  (You have to use IE to listen.)

Rick Jolley


ballen wrote:
> Thomas A Dorsey also wrote some blues songs under the name "Chicago Tom", he
> was a piano player that learned the craft playing house parties, his father
> was a minister.
>
> I believe that I've seen dedications in early hymnals that dedicate the song
> to "The Choir of the Antioch Baptist Church, Shreveport, LA"  I'd like to
> learn more about his relationship to my home town
>
> bill allen
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tony Pringle" <tonypringle at comcast.net>
> To: "Mr. Bill" <ballen at deltapathology.com>
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> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 12:13 AM
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>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> It was Thomas A. Dorsey not Tommy Dorsey.
>>
>> http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/l/pltmhand.htm
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tony Pringle
>>
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