Dorsey akanyora rwiyo rwemagospel-blues rwakakurumbira zvikurusa rwenyika pashure pokunge mudzimai wake nomwanakomana achangoberekwa vafa zvisingatarisirwi pana August 26 na 27, 1932. Rwiyo irworwo, "Tora Ruoko Rwangu, Ishe Anokosha" rwakashandurirwa mumitauro 32. Aretha Franklin akarekodha "Tora Ruoko Rwangu, Ishe Anokosha" muna 1956, gore rimwe chetero Gavhuna weTennessee Frank Clement akairondedzera panguva yehurukuro yake huru paDemocratic National Convention
. Rakava rwiyo rwemutambo waFannie Lou Hamer weMississippi Summer. Shamwari yaDorsey, Mahalia Jackson, akairidza pamariro aMartin Luther King, Jr. Kurekodha kwaElvis Presley rwiyo rwaDorsey rweevhangeri rwechipiri rwakakurumbira zvikuru, "Rugare muMupata", kwakatengeswa mamiriyoni amakopi.