TOMMY DORSEY was the inspiration for the headstrong ... Although he was considered by many to be the greatest trombonist alive, music alone was never enough for Dorsey. He was a ferociously ...

On Oct. 3, The Morning Call ran a photo of a marker identifying Shenandoah as the birthplace and home of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Great! But why would respectable people in a respectable town ...

Jean Gower was 23 and had two small children when big band leader Tommy Dorsey played a trombone solo in his hometown of Mahanoy Plane for troops returning from World War II. Sixty years later ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) A lot has been written about Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, musicians and bandleaders who soared from Shenandoah ...

At 91, Buddy Morrow had to be helped onstage to lead the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in Ormond Beach, Fla., on Sept. 24, but once the music started, his energy never wavered. He even played the ...