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When I've Done My Best

Author: Thomas A. Dorsey Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: When I've done the best I can

[When I've done the best I can]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thomas A. Dorsey Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 55556 67 Used With Text: When I've Done My Best

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Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

When I’ve Done My Best

Author: Thomas A. Dorsey Hymnal: Favorites Number 4 #76 (1956) First Line: When I’ve done the best I can Languages: English Tune Title: [When I’ve done the best I can]

When I've Done My Best

Author: Thomas A. Dorsey Hymnal: Western Style Songs. Vol. 1 #28 (1958) First Line: When I've done the best I can Tune Title: [When I've done the best I can]

When I've Done My Best

Author: T. A. D. Hymnal: The New National Baptist Hymnal #453 (1977) First Line: When I've done the best I can Languages: English Tune Title: [When I've done the best I can]

1899 - 1993 Person Name: T. A. D. Author of "When I've Done My Best" in The New National Baptist Hymnal Thomas Andrew Dorsey was born in Villa Rica, a small rural town near Atlanta, Georgia. In 1919 he moved to Chicago. Most of his musical training was in the church, but he also studied and played jazz and blues. He later combined jazz and blues with religious texts, giving birth to gospel music. In 1931, along with Magnolia Lewis-Butts and Theodore Roosevelt Frye, he established the first gospel choir at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Chicago. He went on to lead the gospel choir at Pilgrim Baptist Church, which he led for 60 years. Dorsey was also instrumental in founding the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses (NCGCC) in 1933. The convention taught choirs all over the country how to sing gospel music. Dianne Shapiro, from "Gospel" in Encyclopedia of Chicago (accessed 8/12/2020)