Jimmy Dorsey
Born: 1904-02-29
• Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
This Is Elvis
Jazz Ball
Make Believe Ballroom
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Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Music Man
The Fabulous Dorseys
Hollywood Canteen
Lost in a Harem
Four Jills in a Jeep
I Dood It
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Man That's Groovy
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La Rosita
Au Reet
The Fleet's In
Birth of the Blues
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Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
You Leave Me Breathless
That Girl from Paris