American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music · blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”
| Description | American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1899-07-01 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Villa Rica Villa Rica Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 1993-01-23 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Chicago Chicago Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | pianist jazz musician religious leader gospel musician songwriter singer composer musician gospel singer Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | piano Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Gennett Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Black Hill Billies Famous Hokum Boys Source: MusicBrainz |
| Awards | Grammy Trustees Award Source: Wikidata |
Barrelhouse Tom Georgia Tom Georgia Tom Dorsey Memphis Mose T. A. Dorsey Texas Tommy Thomas Andrew Dorsey
mbid: 6fb94460-3194-43cb-8b30-aecf862c93b9 · wikidata: Q562158 · isni: 0000000368565182, 0000000109645954 · ipi: 00008545686 · discogs: 2898485, 341914, 559502
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