- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Georgia Tom Dorsey
- Date of Original:
- 1921/1993
- Subject:
- Musicians--Illinois--Chicago
African American musicians--Illinois--Chicago
African Americans--Music
Composers--Illinois--Chicago
African American composers--Illinois--Chicago
Cigarettes--Illinois--Chicago
Matches--Illinois--Chicago
Pianists--Illinois--Chicago
African American pianists--Illinois--Chicago
Jazz musicians--Illinois--Chicago
African American jazz musicians--Illinois--Chicago
Men--Illinois--Chicago
African American men--Illinois--Chicago - People:
- Dorsey, Thomas Andrew
- Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Georgia Tom Dorsey began his career as a blues pianist at the age of twelve in Atlanta. In 1916 Dorsey moved to Chicago, where he assumed the leadership of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey's Wild Cats Jazz Band in 1924 and began recording with "Tampa Red" Whittaker in 1928.
Photograph of "Georgia Tom" Dorsey. He wears a coat with an upturned collar and a matching hat. He holds a lit match to a cigarette in his mouth. He faces forward.
"Georgia Tom" Dorsey began his career as a blues pianist at the age of twelve in Atlanta. In 1916 Dorsey moved to Chicago, where he assumed the leadership of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey's Wild Cats Jazz Band in 1924 and began recording with "Tampa Red" Whittaker in 1928. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/people/georgia-tom-dorsey-1899-1993/m-4271/
- Rights Holder:
- From The Story of the Blues, by P. Oliver
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- Oliver, Paul. The Story of the Blues. Boston, Mass.: Northeastern University Press, 1998.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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