Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Dorsey akanyora rwiyo rwemagospel-blues rwakakurumbira zvikuru munyika pashure pokunge mudzimai wake nomwanakomana wake achangoberekwa vafa zvisingatarisirwi musi waAugust 26 na27, 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 mukati mehurukuro yake huru pa
Gungano reDemocratic National. 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.