When you learn that people who download blues gospel songs are not all devoted Christians, would you be surprised? It has long been happening and a growing number of people continue to patronize this music albeit their different faiths and beliefs. Why? It is because this gospel music's subgenre is definitely powerful and has the capacity to move people including nonbelievers. To learn more about the characteristics and origin of this music, read on and find out.

Thomas Dorsey is considered the father of the blues gospel song. He was a minister's son and was a musician devoted to his craft. As a young man, he got the chance to accompany some of the most well-known blues artists like Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. He also composed and arranged blues melodies.

He definitely had a perchance for bawdy lyrics and bouncy tunes, but it didn't stop him from going to the annual National Baptist Convention. It was in one of these meetings when he heard a Charles Tindley composition which inspired him to start writing religious songs. He abandoned his vulgar lyrics but maintained the jazz rhythm and blues. Thus, his blending was called the devil's music. Imagine sacred lyrics in secular melodies? No wonder the church branded Dorsey’s music as unworthy.

However, Dorsey was determined. He borrowed five dollars from a friend and sent copies of his songs (500 in all) to different churches all around the country. It was only after three years that he got a single order. But he persisted-- long enough to have written 800 songs! Eventually, with the help of other composers, the way eventually was paved for the blues gospel music, which, to date, is definitely in. Who could've thought it would go this far from its humble beginnings? Amazing, don't you think?