Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

  • Birthday: 1904-02-29
  • Deathday: 1957-06-17
  • Place of birth: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Also know as: James Francis Dorsey

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.

Filmography

The Fabulous Dorseys

1947

As Jimmy Dorsey

Birth of the Blues

1941

As Self (archive footage)

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944

As Himself

I Dood It

1943

As Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

1938

As Orchestra Leader

The Fleet's In

1942

As Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader

That Girl from Paris

1936

As Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)

Lost in a Harem

1944

As Jimmy Dorsey

Jazz Ball

1956

As Self (archive footage)

Music Man

1948

As

Hollywood Canteen

1944

As Self

This Is Elvis

1981

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Au Reet

1943

As

La Rosita

1943

As

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