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If I don't get there

Author: Thomas A. Dorsey Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Dear friends and kindred have gone from this world
If I don't get there

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[Dear friends and kindreds have gone from this world]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: T. A. Dorsey Used With Text: If I Don't Get There
[Dear friends and kindreds have gone from this world]

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If I Don't Get There

Author: T. A. D. Hymnal: Gospel Pearls #117 (1921) First Line: Dear friends and kindreds have gone from this world Languages: English Tune Title: [Dear friends and kindreds have gone from this world]
If I Don't Get There

If I don't get there

Author: Thomas A. Dorsey Hymnal: Gates of Praise for the Worship of God and Use in His Service. Rev. ed. #d14 (1923) First Line: Dear friends and kindred have gone from this world Languages: English
If I don't get there

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Thomas Andrew Dorsey

1899 - 1993 Person Name: Thomas A. Dorsey Author of "If I don't get there" Thomas Andrew Dorsey was born in Villa Rica, a small rural town near Atlanta, Georgia. In 1919 he moved to Chicago. Most of his musical training was in the church, but he also studied and played jazz and blues. He later combined jazz and blues with religious texts, giving birth to gospel music. In 1931, along with Magnolia Lewis-Butts and Theodore Roosevelt Frye, he established the first gospel choir at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Chicago. He went on to lead the gospel choir at Pilgrim Baptist Church, which he led for 60 years. Dorsey was also instrumental in founding the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses (NCGCC) in 1933. The convention taught choirs all over the country how to sing gospel music. Dianne Shapiro, from "Gospel" in Encyclopedia of Chicago (accessed 8/12/2020)
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