Now, this is one of those things I like.  It isn't a true Internet Urban 
Legend, it's just credited (widely) to the wrong source.  :)

I do like this story, though.  Very very interesting.

Alan

At 09:55 AM 7/30/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>With interest, I read the piece about the hymn, "Precious Lord".  I was quite
>surprised at the author, Tommy Dorsey.  My interest was piqued; so, I did a
>Google search for "Precious Lord" + "Dorsey".
>
>As it turns out, the hymn was written by Thomas A. Dorsey; but, he's not the
>famous bandleader.  The story is true, as written by Mr. Dorsey, who also 
>went
>on to write other hymns.  "Precious Lord" is notable because Dr. Martin
>Luther King requested that it be sung (at a rally, I believe) on the very 
>day he
>was assassinated.  President Lyndon Johnson requested that it be sung at his
>funeral.
>
>To cross-check my new-found knowledge, I also did a Google search for
>"Precious Lord" + "Tommy Dorsey".  That search confirmed that Thomas A. 
>Dorsey and
>Tommy Dorsey were, in fact, two different people, who happened to share 
>the same
>name.
>
>It is a touching story, nonetheless.
>
>SHALOM!
>Tom
>
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