Father Of Gospel: Thomas Dorsey
Called the Father of Gospel, Thomas Dorsey sophisticated the call + response, and was the first person to merchandise Gospel.
Birthed in a period of economic strife Dorsey got his musical start playing the blues before he transitioned to gospel.
Dorsey established and popularized the gospel sound. The vibrato and timbre of his gospel music prevail in gospel music today. When I think of gospel music I think of Dorsey’s sound. When my great-grandmother sang she would sing in this Dorsey style of gospel.
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I truly enjoyed this post dedicated to musical legend Thomas Dorsey. The video on this post truly defines him as the Godfather of Gospel. Thank you!
Very cool post! Thomas Dorsey is such an icon in the Black church. I always knew about him growing up in the church but, reading your post has informed me with so much more about his contribution to Gospel music!