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Tommy Dorsey
Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. is an American trombonist, composer, conductor and band of the grand orchestral era. He is known as the "Gentleman Sentimental of the Swing" for his gentle trombone playing. Its title song is "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You". His technical skills in trombone made him famous among other musicians. He is the brother of band frontman Jimmy Dorsey. After Dorsey broke up with his brother in the mid-1930s, he led an extremely popular and very successful band from the late 1930s to the 1950s. Standards like "Opus One", "Song of India", "Marie "," On Treasure "Island" and his bestselling single "I'll Never Smile Again"
Birth nameThomas Francis Dorsey Jr.
BornNovember 19, 1905, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 1956, Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
GenresBig band, swing, jazz
Occupation(s)Bandleader, trombonist, conductor
InstrumentsTrombone, trumpet, cornet
Years active1921–1956
LabelsRCA Victor, Brunswick, Decca, OKeh, Columbia
Associated actsThe California Ramblers, Jimmy Dorsey, Jean Goldkette, Paul Whiteman, Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Buddy DeFranco, Buddy Rich, Jo Stafford, Connie Haines

About Tommy Dorsey

Composer Tommy Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, United States on November 19, 1905. He dies at the age of 51, on November 26, 1956.

He was a popular bandleader during the Swing Era and was known as"The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing". His brother's name was Composer Jimmy Dorsey.

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Tommy Dorsey before becoming famous

Tommy Dorsey was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1905 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

He had no qualms about stealing musicians because the band he inherited was in chaos. He was also a temperamental perfectionist who fired and rehired musicians based on his emotions.

Achievement of Tommy Dorsey

During the 1930s and 1940s, he had 286 Billboard chart entries, including 17 No. 1 singles, including Songwriter Irving Berlin's"On Treasure Island,""The Music Goes 'Round and Around,""Once in a While", and"Marie".

Tommy Dorsey's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Mildred Kraft was born in 1922, followed by Pat Dane, a film actress, on April 8, 1943, and Jane Carl New, a Copacabana nightclub dancer, on March 27, 1948.

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Many of the instrumentalists in his repertoire went on to greater acclaim, including Trumpet Player Doc Severinsen, the longtime bandleader of"The Tonight Show" during Johnny Carson's tenure.

Tommy Dorsey Income & Net worth

Tommy Dorsey's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a composer. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Tommy Dorsey.

Tommy Dorsey Height and Weight

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Latest information about Tommy Dorsey updated on March 22 2023.