A Pittsburgher Makes His Compact Disc Debut

From: New Pittsburgh Courier | Date: June 12, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

A Pittsburgher Makes His Compact Disc Debut.

For the second time a friend has asked me to review his artistry on a compact disc. Not being a musician, I can only say what I like and urge the public to listen and judge for themselves.

Some of us in Pittsburgh had the opportunity to watch the young Leon Lee Dorsey grow up and go off to school where he earned two degrees from Oberlin College, and masters degrees from the University of Wisconsin and the Manhattan School of Music. He is currently a doctoral candidate.

But the son of Frank and Lois Lee Dorsey has his first CD on the market, "The ...

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