Image of Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

1904-02-29 Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA

Image of Jimmy Dorsey

Biografia

Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957) was an American bandleader, saxophonist, conductor, songwriter and composer. Through the 1920s he was a saxophonist in orchestras including those of Paul Whiteman, Red Nichols, and the California Ramblers. He formed an orchestra with his brother Tommy lasting from 1933 to 1935. He led his own orchestra before rejoining Tommy's orchestra in 1953 and taking over the orchestra after Tommy's death.

Películas

This Is Elvis Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1981-04-03
Jazz Ball Self (archive footage) 1956-01-01
Make Believe Ballroom Self 1949-04-01
Music Man 1948-09-05
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra Self 1948-11-23
The Fabulous Dorseys Jimmy Dorsey 1947-02-26
Hollywood Canteen Self 1944-12-15
Lost in a Harem Jimmy Dorsey 1944-12-01
Four Jills in a Jeep Himself 1944-03-17
Au Reet 1943-01-01
La Rosita 1943-01-01
Man That's Groovy 1943-01-01
I Dood It Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra) 1943-09-01
The Fleet's In Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader 1942-01-24
Birth of the Blues Self (archive footage) 1941-11-07
You Leave Me Breathless 1938-05-26
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra Orchestra Leader 1938-10-22
That Girl from Paris Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited) 1936-12-31