Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

1904-02-29 – 1957-06-17 (age 53) Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography

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.

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Known For

Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen

1944

as Self

I Dood It
I Dood It

1943

as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)

This Is Elvis
This Is Elvis

1981

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

1938

as Orchestra Leader

Lost in a Harem
Lost in a Harem

1944

as Jimmy Dorsey

The Fleet's In
The Fleet's In

1942

as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader

The Fabulous Dorseys
The Fabulous Dorseys

1947

as Jimmy Dorsey

Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep

1944

as Himself

Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues

1941

as Self (archive footage)

That Girl from Paris
That Girl from Paris

1936

as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)

Music Man
Music Man

1948

as Self

Jazz Ball
Jazz Ball

1956

as Self (archive footage)

Make Believe Ballroom
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