Peace in the Valley - Wikipedia Peace in the Valley For other uses, see Peace in the Valley ( disambiguation ). `` Peace in the Valley '' Song by Mahalia Jackson Published 1937 Released 1937 Genre Gospel song Songwriter ( s ) Thomas A. Dorsey `` Peace in the Valley '' is a 1937 song written by Thomas A. Dorsey, originally for Mahalia Jackson. The song became a hit in 1951 for Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys, reaching number seven on the Country & Western Best Seller chart. It was among the first gospel recordings to sell one million copies. Foley 's version was a 2006 entry into the Library of Congress ' National Recording Registry. In 1950 it was one of the first songs recorded by a young Sam Cooke, during his tenure as lead singer of the Soul Stirrers. After the success of Red Foley 's interpretation, Jo Stafford recorded the song for her 1954 gospel album Garden of Prayer. Because of the rendition by Elvis Presley ( with backing by the Jordanaires on his first Christmas album ) in 1957, as well as what followed after his singing the song immediately after his requesting those watching his third and final appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, on January 6 of that year, to send emergency aid for some 250,000 refugees fleeing Hungary after the late October of 1956 double invasion of that country by the then Soviet Union, the song, which in addition Elvis dedicated to the refugees as the show 's finale and to a television audience estimated at 50 million, yielded over the next 11 months contributions amounting to US $6 million, or the equivalent of US $49.5 in 2017 dollars. The International Red Cross in Geneva, with the help of the US Army, organized the distribution of both perishables and non perishables purchased with the above mentioned funds, to the refugees in both Vienna and London, where they settled, along with their families. for life. Eventually, the song became a country - pop favorite and was recorded by : Little Richard on his 1961 Quincy Jones - produced gospel album It 's Real, Connie Francis on her 1961 album Sing Along with Connie Francis ; George Jones on his 1962 album Homecoming in Heaven ; Johnny Cash on his At San Quentin live album ; Loretta Lynn ; Dolly Parton ; Screaming Trees, as a B - side to their `` Dollar Bill '' single ; Ronnie Milsap ; Art Greenhaw with the Jordanaires, Tom Brumley and the Light Crust Doughboys for the Grammy - Nominated album starring Ann - Margret titled God Is Love : The Gospel Sessions and Faith Hill, for a concert special. `` Peace in the Valley '' was sung by Eddie Clendening, portraying Elvis Presley, in the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet, which opened in New York in April 2010. Eddie Clendening also covered the song on the Million Dollar Quartet original Broadway cast album, copyright 2010 by MDQ Merchandising, LLC. References Jump up ^ Mahalia Jackson at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 124. Jump up ^ The National Recording Registry 2006 Jump up ^ archives, 2001 - period Grammy Nominees, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences records and www.grammy.com Jump up ^ Zielinski, Peter James. `` Photo Coverage : Million Dollar Quartet Opens on Broadway ''. Posted : 12 : 04 PM ; Monday, April 12, 2010. ( 1 ) Jump up ^ MDQ Merchandising LLC ( 2010 ). `` Song List '' and `` Performing Credits ''. In Million Dollar Quartet ( p. 5 ) ( CD booklet ). New York City : Avatar Studios ; and Chicago : Chicago Recording Company. External links `` Peace in the Valley '' at allmusic `` Peace in the Valley '' at CBN Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Elvis Presley singles discography 1950s 1954 `` That 's All Right '' / `` Blue Moon of Kentucky '' `` Good Rockin ' Tonight '' / `` I Do n't Care if the Sun Do n't Shine '' `` You 're a Heartbreaker '' 1955 `` Baby Let 's Play House '' `` I Forgot to Remember to Forget '' / `` Mystery Train '' 1956 `` Heartbreak Hotel '' / `` I Was the One '' `` I Want You, I Need You, I Love You '' / `` My Baby Left Me '' `` Do n't Be Cruel '' / `` Hound Dog '' `` Blue Suede Shoes '' / `` Tutti Frutti '' `` Money Honey '' `` I Got a Woman '' `` Tryin ' to Get to You '' `` Blue Moon '' `` I 'll Never Let You Go ( Lil ' Darlin ' ) '' / `` I 'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry ( Over You ) '' `` Shake, Rattle and Roll '' / `` Lawdy Miss Clawdy '' `` Love Me Tender '' 1957 `` Too Much '' / `` Playing for Keeps '' `` All Shook Up '' `` Peace in the Valley `` ( Let Me Be Your ) Teddy Bear '' `` Paralyzed '' ( UK ) `` Jailhouse Rock '' `` Party '' / `` Got a Lot o ' Livin ' to Do ! '' ( UK ) 1958 `` Do n't '' `` Wear My Ring Around Your Neck '' `` Hard Headed Woman '' / `` Do n't Ask Me Why '' `` King Creole '' ( UK ) `` One Night '' 1959 `` I Need Your Love Tonight '' / `` A Fool Such as I '' `` A Big Hunk o ' Love '' 1960s 1960 `` Stuck on You '' / `` Fame and Fortune '' `` It 's Now or Never '' `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' 1961 `` Surrender '' / `` Lonely Man '' `` I Feel So Bad '' / `` Wild in the Country '' `` ( Marie 's the Name ) His Latest Flame '' / `` Little Sister '' `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' / `` Rock - A-Hula Baby '' 1962 `` Good Luck Charm '' / `` Anything That 's Part of You '' `` She 's Not You '' `` Return to Sender '' / `` Where Do You Come From '' 1963 `` One Broken Heart for Sale '' `` ( You 're the ) Devil in Disguise '' `` Bossa Nova Baby '' / `` Witchcraft '' 1964 `` Kissin ' Cousins '' / `` It Hurts Me '' `` What 'd I Say '' / `` Viva Las Vegas '' `` Such a Night '' / `` Never Ending '' `` Ask Me '' / `` Ai n't That Loving You Baby '' `` Blue Christmas '' 1965 `` Do the Clam '' / `` You 'll Be Gone '' `` Crying in the Chapel `` ( Such an ) Easy Question '' `` I 'm Yours '' `` Puppet on a String '' / `` Wooden Heart '' 1966 `` Tell Me Why '' / `` Blue River '' `` Frankie and Johnny '' / `` Please Do n't Stop Loving Me '' `` Love Letters '' `` Spinout '' / `` All That I Am '' `` If Every Day Was Like Christmas '' 1967 `` Indescribably Blue '' `` Long Legged Girl ( With the Short Dress On ) '' / `` That 's Someone You Never Forget '' `` There 's Always Me '' / `` Judy '' `` Big Boss Man '' / `` You Do n't Know Me '' 1968 `` Guitar Man '' `` U.S. Male '' / `` Stay Away '' `` You 'll Never Walk Alone '' `` Your Time Has n't Come Yet, Baby '' / `` Let Yourself Go '' `` Almost in Love '' / `` A Little Less Conversation '' `` If I Can Dream '' / `` Edge of Reality '' 1969 `` Memories '' / `` Charro '' `` How Great Thou Art '' `` In the Ghetto '' / `` Any Day Now '' `` Clean Up Your Own Backyard '' `` Suspicious Minds '' / `` You 'll Think of Me '' `` Do n't Cry Daddy '' 1970s 1970 `` Kentucky Rain '' `` The Wonder of You '' `` I 've Lost You '' `` You Do n't Have to Say You Love Me '' / `` Patch It Up '' `` I Really Do n't Want to Know '' / `` There Goes My Everything '' 1971 `` Rags to Riches '' `` Life '' / `` Only Believe '' `` I 'm Leavin ' '' `` It 's Only Love '' `` Merry Christmas Baby '' / `` O Come All Ye Faithful '' 1972 `` Until It 's Time for You to Go '' `` He Touched Me '' `` An American Trilogy '' / `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' `` Burning Love '' / `` It 's a Matter of Time '' `` Separate Ways '' / `` Always on My Mind '' 1973 `` Steamroller Blues '' / `` Fool '' `` Raised on Rock '' / `` For Ol ' Times Sake '' `` I 've Got a Thing About You Baby '' `` If You Talk in Your Sleep '' / `` Help Me '' `` Promised Land '' / `` It 's Midnight '' `` My Boy '' / `` Thinking About You '' `` T-R-O-U-B-L-E '' `` Bringing It Back '' / `` Pieces of My Life '' 1976 `` Hurt '' / `` For the Heart '' `` Moody Blue '' 1977 `` Way Down '' `` My Way '' / `` America the Beautiful '' 1978 `` Unchained Melody '' / `` Softly as I Leave You '' Book Portal WikiProject Red Foley Singles `` Smoke on the Water '' `` Have I Told You Lately That I Love You ? '' `` New Jolie Blonde ( New Pretty Blonde ) '' `` Tennessee Saturday Night '' `` Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy '' `` Sugar - Foot Rag '' `` Birmingham Bounce '' `` Just a Closer Walk with Thee '' `` Goodnight, Irene '' `` My Heart Cries for You '' `` Peace in the Valley '' `` Shake a Hand '' `` A Satisfied Mind '' Related Discography Judy Martin ( second wife ) Cherry Boone ( granddaughter ) Debby Boone ( granddaughter ) Mahalia Jackson Studio albums The World 's Greatest Gospel Singer ( 1955 ) EPs `` Peace in the Valley '' `` Take My Hand, Precious Lord '' `` Move On Up a Little Higher '' `` His Eye Is on the Sparrow '' `` How I Got Over '' Related Black, Brown and Beige Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts This 1930s country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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Question: who wrote there will be peace in the valley
Answer: Thomas A. Dorsey