William Allen Dorsey, gospel singer extraordinaire, sings a rendition of "Amazing Grace" at his post on Forbes Avenue In Oakland, PA. Bill actually is blind, so he sings "once was blind, but now I 'spiritually' see", instead of the traditional lyrics. Enjoy

2007 article on Mr.Dorsey from the Pittsburgh City Newspaper
(http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/pittsburgh/bill-dorseys-blues/Content?oid=133­4782) (Excerpt) "Dorsey -- whom many call "Allen" and others call "Bill" -- once opened for the great bluesman John Lee Hooker. It was not his first gig: Growing up in neighborhoods including the Hill District, Coraopolis and Lincoln-Lemington, Dorsey was sometimes hired to sing in church. Later, a friend even paid him to perform at parties. But it was music promoter Pat McArdle who gave Dorsey what could have been a big break in the mid-1980s, at North Oakland's now-defunct Graffiti nightclub. For the show, McArdle asked Dorsey to learn some songs off a Little Milton record. McArdle remembers Hooker coming backstage after watching Dorsey's set. "He said, 'That blind boy's up there singing his ass off. He's something else.'"

Amazing Grace -- Bill Dorsey

William Allen Dorsey, gospel singer extraordinaire, sings a rendition of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" at his post on Forbes Avenue In Oakland, PA.  Enjoy

2007 article on Mr.Dorsey from the Pittsburgh City Newspaper
(http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/pittsburgh/bill-dorseys-blues/Content?oid=133­4782) (Excerpt) "Dorsey -- whom many call "Allen" and others call "Bill" -- once opened for the great bluesman John Lee Hooker. It was not his first gig: Growing up in neighborhoods including the Hill District, Coraopolis and Lincoln-Lemington, Dorsey was sometimes hired to sing in church. Later, a friend even paid him to perform at parties. But it was music promoter Pat McArdle who gave Dorsey what could have been a big break in the mid-1980s, at North Oakland's now-defunct Graffiti nightclub. For the show, McArdle asked Dorsey to learn some songs off a Little Milton record. McArdle remembers Hooker coming backstage after watching Dorsey's set. "He said, 'That blind boy's up there singing his ass off. He's something else.'"

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Bill Dorsey sings a rendition of 'Silent Night' at his post on Forbes Avenue in Oakland, Pa.

Biography of Bill from www.allmusic.com/artist/bill-dors…008533/biography :

b. William Allen Dorsey, March 1949, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Born to a young unmarried woman, Dorsey later took his stepfather’s surname. While still in the hospital soon after he was born, he was accidentally blinded. Starting to sing at home to records and radio while still a tiny child, he later sang in church. He taught himself to play piano on an old instrument his mother bought. For a while he attended the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children but left, chiefly because of racial abuse. He did, though, continue with his singing. Injured in a traffic accident in the mid-70s he continued to sing, including a brief spell in Louisville, Kentucky. Back in Pittsburgh, in the mid-80s he gained some local recognition, performing at a nightclub in the North Oakland district where he opened for John Lee Hooker. He also appeared on bills with other touring artists, including Robert Cray and John Hammond Jnr. , during their visits to the city. Mostly, Dorsey performed at private functions and worked occasionally with band leader Harold Betters, but latterly chose to make his living playing and singing on the streets of Pittsburgh.

Dorsey’s hardnosed characteristics have brought conflict with passers-by in the streets and with the authorities, leading to numerous brushes with the law and brief visits to jail. On the streets he has sung unaccompanied but customarily sings to music pre-recorded and played on ramshackle equipment he drags along with him. Dorsey was still playing in the early 00s and his life was recounted at length by Pittsburgh journalist Bill O’Driscoll to whose article much of the foregoing is owed. (NB: Not to be confused with the saxophonist of the same name who played with the Sabby Lewis and Jimmy Tyler bands in the late 40s-early 50s.)

Silent Night - Bill Dorsey

Bill Dorsey sings a rendition of 'Blessed Assurance' in its entirety at his post on Forbes Avenue in Oakland, Pa.

Biography of Bill from www.allmusic.com/artist/bill-dors…008533/biography :

b. William Allen Dorsey, March 1949, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Born to a young unmarried woman, Dorsey later took his stepfather’s surname. While still in the hospital soon after he was born, he was accidentally blinded. Starting to sing at home to records and radio while still a tiny child, he later sang in church. He taught himself to play piano on an old instrument his mother bought. For a while he attended the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children but left, chiefly because of racial abuse. He did, though, continue with his singing. Injured in a traffic accident in the mid-70s he continued to sing, including a brief spell in Louisville, Kentucky. Back in Pittsburgh, in the mid-80s he gained some local recognition, performing at a nightclub in the North Oakland district where he opened for John Lee Hooker. He also appeared on bills with other touring artists, including Robert Cray and John Hammond Jnr. , during their visits to the city. Mostly, Dorsey performed at private functions and worked occasionally with band leader Harold Betters, but latterly chose to make his living playing and singing on the streets of Pittsburgh.

Dorsey’s hardnosed characteristics have brought conflict with passers-by in the streets and with the authorities, leading to numerous brushes with the law and brief visits to jail. On the streets he has sung unaccompanied but customarily sings to music pre-recorded and played on ramshackle equipment he drags along with him. Dorsey was still playing in the early 00s and his life was recounted at length by Pittsburgh journalist Bill O’Driscoll to whose article much of the foregoing is owed. (NB: Not to be confused with the saxophonist of the same name who played with the Sabby Lewis and Jimmy Tyler bands in the late 40s-early 50s.)

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Bill Dorsey sings a rendition of 'I Come to the Garden Alone' at his post on Forbes Avenue in Oakland, Pa.

Biography of Bill from www.allmusic.com/artist/bill-dors…008533/biography :

b. William Allen Dorsey, March 1949, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Born to a young unmarried woman, Dorsey later took his stepfather’s surname. While still in the hospital soon after he was born, he was accidentally blinded. Starting to sing at home to records and radio while still a tiny child, he later sang in church. He taught himself to play piano on an old instrument his mother bought. For a while he attended the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children but left, chiefly because of racial abuse. He did, though, continue with his singing. Injured in a traffic accident in the mid-70s he continued to sing, including a brief spell in Louisville, Kentucky. Back in Pittsburgh, in the mid-80s he gained some local recognition, performing at a nightclub in the North Oakland district where he opened for John Lee Hooker. He also appeared on bills with other touring artists, including Robert Cray and John Hammond Jnr. , during their visits to the city. Mostly, Dorsey performed at private functions and worked occasionally with band leader Harold Betters, but latterly chose to make his living playing and singing on the streets of Pittsburgh.

Dorsey’s hardnosed characteristics have brought conflict with passers-by in the streets and with the authorities, leading to numerous brushes with the law and brief visits to jail. On the streets he has sung unaccompanied but customarily sings to music pre-recorded and played on ramshackle equipment he drags along with him. Dorsey was still playing in the early 00s and his life was recounted at length by Pittsburgh journalist Bill O’Driscoll to whose article much of the foregoing is owed. (NB: Not to be confused with the saxophonist of the same name who played with the Sabby Lewis and Jimmy Tyler bands in the late 40s-early 50s.)

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