Editing Thomas A. Dorsey (section)

==Honors==
* [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]], inducted 1979<ref>[http://nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/Site/inductee?entry_id=4259 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee List], Retrieved August 2020.</ref>{{efn|Dorsey was the first black person to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. (Poe, Janita, "Thomas A Dorsey, Gospel Pioneer", ''The Chicago Tribune'' January 25, 1993,. p. 6.)}}
* [[Georgia Music Hall of Fame]], inducted 1981<ref>[https://gamusichall.com/inductee-list/ Georgia Music Hall of Fame Inductee List] Retrieved August 2020.</ref>
* [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame|Gospel Hall of Fame]], inducted 1982<ref>[https://gospelmusichalloffame.org/inductees/inductees-archive/ Gospel Hall of Fame website] (Search = dorsey), Retrieved August 2020.</ref>
* Governor's Award for the Arts in Chicago, given 1985<ref>Poe, Janita, "Thomas A Dorsey, Gospel Pioneer", ''The Chicago Tribune'' (January 25, 1993). p. 6.</ref>
* National Trustees Award from the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]], given 1992<ref>"[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/trustee-awards Trustee Awards]" [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] website, Retrieved August 2020.</ref>
* [[National Recording Registry]]: sound recordings considered "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the [[Library of Congress]]<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/recording-registry/frequently-asked-questions/ Frequently Asked Questions: National Recording Registry], Retrieved August 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/recording-registry/complete-national-recording-registry-listing/ Complete National Recording Registry Listing: National Recording Registry], Retrieved August 2020.</ref>
** "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" (1934), added in 2007 – recorded by Dorsey, written by John Whitfield Vaughan in 1922<ref>Darden, Robert F. "[https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/If%20I%20Could%20Hear%20My%20Mother%20Pray%20Again--FINAL.pdf "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again–Thomas Dorsey (1934)"] PDF: Library of Congress, Retrieved August 2020.</ref>
** "Peace In The Valley" by Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys (1951), added in 2006<ref>Rumble, John "[https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/RedFoley.pdf "Peace in the Valley"–Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys (1951)] PDF: Library of Congress, Retrieved August 2020.</ref>
** ''[[Precious Lord: New Recordings of the Great Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey]]'' by Various Artists (1973), added 2002<ref>Heilbut, Anthony "[https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/ThomasDorseyPreciousLord.pdf "Precious Lord: New Recordings of the Great Gospel Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey"] PDF: Library of Congress, Retrieved August 2020.</ref>
* [[Blues Hall of Fame]]: Performer, inducted 2018<ref>[https://blues.org/blues_hof_inductee/georgia-tom-dorsey/ "Georgia Tom Dorsey"] Blues Hall of Fame website. Retrieved August 2020.</ref>
** "[[It's Tight Like That]]": Classic of Blues Recording–Single or Album Track, inducted 2014<ref>[https://blues.org/blues_hof_inductee/its-tight-like-that-by-tampa-red-georgia-tom-vocalion-1928/ "'It's Tight Like That' by Tampa Red and Georgia Tom"] Blues Hall of Fame website. Retrieved August 2020.</ref>
** "Future Blues" by [[Willie Brown (musician)|Willie Brown]]: Classic of Blues Recording–Single or Album Track, inducted 2020/2021 (based on "Last Minute Blues", written by Dorsey, recorded by Ma Rainey)<ref>[https://blues.org/blues_hof_inductee/future-blues-willie-brown-paramount-1930/ "'Future Blues' – Willie Brown (Paramount 1930)"] Blues Hall of Fame website. Retrieved August 2020.</ref>