Detroit Free Press interviews Thomas M. Dorsey, son of “Precious Lord” composer

Professor Thomas A. Dorsey (1899-1993)
Cassandra Spratling of Detroit Free Press talks with the only son of Professor Thomas A. Dorsey–Thomas M. Dorsey–about his father’s legacy and the lasting impact of one of the most beloved hymns in all of gospel.
Professor Dorsey, The Father of Gospel Music, composed “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” in 1932, in response to the passing of his wife who died in childbirth and their newborn baby who died shortly afterwards.
Read the interview here.