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Jimmy Dorsey

Bandleader / Composer / Songwriter | * 02/29/1904 († 53, 06/17/1957) | Shenandoah, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)" and "It's The Dreamer In Me". His other major recordings were "Tailspin", "John Silver", "So Many Times", "Amapola", "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)", "Pennies from Heaven" with Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Frances Langford, "Grand Central Getaway", and "So Rare". He played clarinet on the seminal jazz standards "Singin' the Blues" in 1927 and the original 1930 recording of "Georgia on My Mind", which were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Jimmy Dorsey

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Jimmy Dorsey as Actor(15)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1981 This Is Elvis
as Self (archive footage)1956 Jazz Ball
as himself1949 Make Believe Ballroom
as himself1947 The Fabulous Dorseys
as himself1944 Four Jills in a Jeep
as himself1944 Lost in a Harem
as himself1944 Hollywood Canteen
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)1943 I Dood It
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader1942 The Fleet's In
as Self (archive footage)1941 Birth of the Blues
as Orchestra Leader1938 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)1936 That Girl From Paris

TV Shows/Series with Jimmy Dorsey as Actor(1)

as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?

Born: Monday, 02/29 1904 (February) in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 06/17 1957 (June) in New York City (aged: 53)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Member of: Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Record Label: Bell Records
Siblings: Tommy Dorsey
Other names for Jimmy Dorsey (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"James Francis Dorsey"
Jimmy Dorsey frequently works together with these people:
Tommy Dorsey (4x, Actor)
Bob Eberly (4x, Actor)
Mark Goodson (3x, Crew)
Malcolm Leo (3x, Crew)
Andrew Solt (3x, Crew)
Barbara Stanwyck (2x, Actress)
Hans Dreier (2x, Crew)
Ernst Fegté (2x, Crew)
Sammy Davis Jr. (2x, Actor)
Albert Duffy (2x, Crew)
Symona Boniface (2x, Actress)
Elinor Troy (2x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1430851, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024