United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.650051921/1993Georgia 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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/georgia-tom-dorsey-1899-1993Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/Oliver, Paul. The Story of the Blues. Boston, Mass.: Northeastern University Press, 1998.Musicians--Illinois--ChicagoAfrican American musicians--Illinois--ChicagoAfrican Americans--MusicComposers--Illinois--ChicagoAfrican American composers--Illinois--ChicagoCigarettes--Illinois--ChicagoMatches--Illinois--ChicagoPianists--Illinois--ChicagoAfrican American pianists--Illinois--ChicagoJazz musicians--Illinois--ChicagoAfrican American jazz musicians--Illinois--ChicagoMen--Illinois--ChicagoAfrican American men--Illinois--ChicagoGeorgia Tom DorseyStillImage