He felt that God had done him an injustice. He didn't want to serve Him anymore or write gospel songs. Precious Lord, take my hand Lead me on, let me stand I'm tired, I'm weak, I'm lone Through the storm, through the night Lead me on to the li Folk was wipin' their eyes, and some cryin' and bawlin' on, and I told ‘em, 'What is this happenin' here? The gospel great Thomas Andrew Dorsey did indeed weather the death of his wife, Nettie, and their newborn child, and these sad events served to inspire him to pen “Precious Lord” in 1932. He moved to Chicago and became a proficient composer and arranger of jazz and vaudeville just as blues was becoming popular. I found myself playing a melody, once into my head they just seemed to fall into place: 'Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, let me stand! I don't go and take it just straight; I got to put something in it to get over. Who wrote the song “Precious Lord”? As Dorsey experienced tragedy in his life, he turned to God for hope and faith. He also founded his own gospel choir and was a founder and first president of the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses. He experienced a spiritual re-invigoration of sorts in 1928. "Thomas Dorsey, Father of Gospel Music, Dies at 93". Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com. Labowskie, Mark, ". strongly telling me to stay But eager to get on my way, and not wanting to disturb Nettie, I shrugged off the feeling and quietly slipped out of the room with my music. Dorsey died of Alzheimer's in 1993, listening to music on a Walkman. You must log in or register to reply here. For days he closeted himself. [27], During his blues period, Dorsey presented himself as dapper and dignified, which carried over into his gospel work. Nettie is dead.". Was that something God? [4], Seeking a greater challenge, Dorsey relocated to Chicago in 1919, where he learned that his style of playing was unfashionable compared to the newer uptempo styles of jazz. then                   I swung between grief and joy. Lornell, Kip, "Dorsey, Thomas (1899–1993) Blues and Gospel Musician and Composer". I felt at peace. He is a truly mesmerizing figure, the stuff of which legends are made. [4], Directionless, Dorsey began attending shows at the nearby 81 Theater, that featured blues musicians and live vaudeville acts.     Guideposts. Then he fell apart. Yes, the song has a sad background and that was probably the darkest moment of Dorsey’s life. Elvis Presley When I got back, I learned that Nettie had given birth to a boy. And so I go on living for God willingly and joyfully, until that day comes when He will take me and gently lead me home.”, Copyright © 2020 What's True Incorporated. "Oh, if I had paid more attention to Him that day, I would have stayed and been with Nettie when she died.". [10][12], Dorsey tried to market his new sacred music by printing thousands of copies of his songs to sell directly to churches and publishers, even going door to door, but he was ultimately unsuccessful. Yet that same night, the baby died. Foley's version has been entered into the National Recording Registry as a culturally significant recording worthy of preservation. He decided to leave and headed back to his car for the drive to the meetings. I rushed to a phone and called home. [50] In Dorsey's wake, R&B artists Dinah Washington, who was a member of the Sallie Martin Singers, Sam Cooke, originally in the gospel band the Soul Stirrers, Ray Charles, Little Richard, James Brown, and the Coasters recorded both R&B and gospel songs, moving effortlessly between the two, as Dorsey did, and bringing elements of gospel to mainstream audiences. You rely on Snopes, and we rely on you. However, outside the city, I discovered that in my anxiety at leaving, I had forgotten my music case. Sacred music could not sustain him financially, however, so he continued to work in blues. He felt as though he could reach out and touch God. Critics of the president latched onto his use of the phrase "Joe's shot," in a speech in October 2020. Change ). ( Log Out /  [34] After writing to his sister that he was lonely and wanted to be around children, she sent Dorsey's niece Lena McLin to live with him. Was 'Precious Lord' written by the famous big band leader Tommy Dorsey? Was that something God? Origins:   The earliest record we have of the account quoted above appearing in the online world dates from January 2000, when it was posted to the newsgroup. Martin Luther King Jr.’s favorite, the one Mahalia Jackson sang at his funeral. (Staig, Laurence, "Obituary: Thomas Dorsey", Dorsey later filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the Illinois Research Clinic in response. He is regarded by many as the father of gospel music. He gained fame accompanying blues belter Ma Rainey on tour and, billed as "Georgia Tom", joined with guitarist Tampa Red in a successful recording career. Did you know which Tommy Dorsey wrote this song? I rushed to a phone and called home. through the night lead me on to the light, take my hand. Something I did not know! I didn't. One hot August afternoon I had to go to St. Louis where I was to be the featured soloist at a large revival meeting. He kissed Nettie good-bye, clattered downstairs to their Model A automobile, and, in a fresh Lake Michigan breeze, chugged out of Chicago. (While the various Dorsey bands recorded numerous songs that went to #1 on the charts of their day, a great many are unknown to music listeners of the modern era. The actual story of the tragic death of his wife is a bit different from the eRumor. The following Saturday evening he took me up to Maloney’s Poro College , a neighborhood Back in 1932, I was a fairly new husband. GUESS YOU DO LEARN SOMETHING NEW EACH DAY. Something kept telling me to stay with Nettie. Precious Lord, lead me home.". I hesitated by her bed; something was strongly telling me to stay. McLin remembered that her uncle was "soft-spoken, not loud at all, and very well dressed... he always had a shirt and a tie and a suit, and he was always elegant, very mannerly, very nice. I learned that when we are in our deepest grief, when we feel farthest from God, this is when He is closest, and when we are most open to His restoring power. A conspiracy theory based on one photograph won't cut it if there are literally hundreds of other photographs — and video — that argue against it.

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