Meet Thomas Dorsey, the father of gospel music

The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family

4.5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Thomas Dorsey wrote more than 3000 gospel songs including "Precious Lord." Actor Leilani Barrett, voice of Thomas in this month's Club adventure, said more than 3,000 words while creating the character for "Precious Lord." He shares the joys and challenges of creating a historical figure.

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0:00.0	Hey there, Odyssey fans, I'm Bob, producer of the Adventures in Odyssey Club.
0:14.5	And I'm Jesse, editor of Focus on the Family Clubhouse Magazine.
0:18.2	Welcome to the official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast.
0:20.9	Today we're hearing from Lelani Barrett.
0:23.2	In this month's Club adventure about Thomas Dorsey, he played Thomas Dorsey.
0:27.6	No, somebody had to.
0:29.2	But first, here's the latest news.
0:31.0	Young wit and for the Trader's Treasure is now available as an audiobook in the Adventures
0:43.2	in Odyssey Club.
0:44.2	It's read by Dave Arnold, one of the authors of the series and executive producer of Adventures
0:49.1	in Odyssey.
0:50.1	If you haven't started the series, this is a great introduction.
0:53.6	But if you have read the books, it's a good way to revisit the series before books 4
0:58.0	and 5 are released.
0:59.5	Which happens on August 7th, just a few weeks away.
1:02.7	The phantasmic confabulator and the cloth of contention complete the five book series.
1:07.8	I look forward to reading those and we'll be talking to authors Dave Arnold and Phil
1:11.8	Lawler on our next podcast.
1:14.0	But now let's turn to Lelani Barrett.
1:16.5	Lelani is a newcomer to Odyssey, but not to the acting world.
1:20.0	Let's hear about the experience of recording precious Lord and becoming Thomas Dorsey.
1:31.4	Lelani, thanks for joining us today.
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