Georgia Tom Dorsey - Come On Mama Do That Dance (1928-1932)
Released : 1992
Label: Yazoo|
Format : Flac



Hard to believe that America's greatest writer of gospel songs could come up with this solid a collection of risque blues tunes in his earlier, "sinful" days.

Tom Dorsey (born July 1, 1899, Villa Rica, Ga., U.S.died Jan. 23, 1993, Chicago, Ill.) U.S. songwriter, singer, and pianist, the father of gospel music. Born the son of a revivalist preacher, Dorsey was influenced by blues pianists in the Atlanta area. After moving to Chicago in 1916, he appeared under the name of Georgia Tom, became a pianist with Ma Rainey, and composed secular hokum songs (those peppered with risqu double entendres). He wrote his first gospel song in 1919, and in 1932 he abandoned the blues completely and founded the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago. His more than 1,000 gospel songs include Precious Lord, Take My Hand, Peace in the Valley, and If We Ever Needed the Lord Before. He recorded extensively in the early 1930s. Many of his songs were introduced by Mahalia Jackson. He founded and directed the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses.




Tracklist
1. Mississippi Bottom Blues (Tom Dorsey) 2:50
2. Jive Man Blues (Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon) 2:52
3. How Can You Have The Blues (Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom) 2:51
4. But They Got It Fixed Right On (Tampa Red & Georgia Tom) 2:56
5. Crow Jane Alley (Tampa Red & Georgia Tom) 3:04
6. Gym's Too Much For Me (Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom) 2:36
7. If You See My Saviour (Georgia Tom Dorsey)2:51
8. Rollin' Mill Stomp (Georgia Tom Dorsey) 3:03
9. Some Cold Rainy Day (Bertha "Chippie" Hill )3:17
10. Come On Mama (Jane Lucas & Georgia Tom) 2:53
11. Devilish Blues (Stovepipe Johnson) 3:06
12. Second-Handed Woman Blues (Georgia Tom Dorsey) 2:41
13. The Doctor's Blues (Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom) 2:36
14. How About You? (Georgia Tom Dorsey) 2:56