Tommy Dorsey
Bandleader, Composer
1905 – 1956
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Who was Tommy Dorsey?
Thomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey, Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the Big Band era. He was known as "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing", because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. Although he was not known for being a notable soloist, his technical skill on the trombone gave him renown amongst other musicians. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey. After Dorsey broke with his brother in the mid-1930s, he led an extremely popular and highly successful band from the late 1930s into the 1950s.
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- Born
- Nov 19, 1905
Shenandoah - Also known as
- Thomas Francis Dorsey
- Dorsey, Tommy
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Patricia Dane
(1943 - )
- Patricia Dane
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Pennsylvania
- Greenwich
- Died
- Nov 26, 1956
Greenwich - Resting place
- Kensico Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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