Talk:Thomas A. Dorsey

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Precious Lord

There is room for debate whether "Precious Lord" was Dr. King's favorite gospel song; one account claims that he asked for it to be sung the night before his assassination because it was the only song that choir could perform half-competently. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.126.41.116 (talk) 10:34, 6 January 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Film

Professor Dorsey (along with Willie May Ford Smith) was profiled in the film Say Amen, Somebody. Perhaps some mention should be made of the film, as it is a wonderful introduction to his life and work, as well as the depth of his influence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by K8 fan (talk • contribs) 04:27, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Quality of Material

This is a poorly written article. Take, for example, the second paragraph. To suggest that the "standard hymnal practice" is where "the individual [is] subsumed into the group via belief" is doubtful, theological mush, and really doesn't even make any sense. I have a half dozen Lutheran hymnals where no such thing happens at all. The material is opinion and requires citation. Besides, hymnals can't have practices.

The article fails to differentiate between "gospel music" and, later, "black gospel music". The failure stems from the unclear definition presented in the second paragraph.

The phrase "African American", whatever that means, should be hyphenated.

The Wikipedia article "Peace in the Valley" states the song was written 1939; this states 1937.

The paragraph beginning "Dorsey wrote 'Peace in the Valley'..." is a mess of unrelated facts and should be rewritten. At least, it should be clear that Jackson did not become a gospel standard.