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Dorsey, Thomas Andrew

LC control no.n 91014968
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingDorsey, Thomas Andrew
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Variant(s)Georgia Tom
Tom, Georgia
Dorsey, Georgia Tom
Dorsey, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrew)
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1899-07-01
Death date1993-01-23
Place of birthVilla Rica (Ga.)
Place of deathChicago (Ill.)
Field of activityBlues (Music) Gospel music
Profession or occupationComposers Lyricists Singers Pianists
Found inHarris, M.W. The rise of gospel blues, 1992: t.p. (Thomas Andrew Dorsey) passim (Georgia Tom)
Dorsey's songs of the kingdom, c1951: t.p. (Thomas A. Dorsey)
New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Dorsey, Thomas A(ndrew) ("Georgia Tom"); b. 1899, Villa Rica, GA; blues singer, gospel songwriter, and pianist)
Int. dict. of Black composers, 1999 (Dorsey, Thomas Andrew; b. July 1, 1899, Villa Rica, Ga., d. Jan. 23, 1993, Chicago, Ill.; Thomas A. Dorsey)
Dorsey, T.A. Come on mama do that dance, 1928-1932 [SR] p1992: label (Georgia Tom Dorsey)
Associated languageeng