On the bandstand, unmistakable with trombone and trademark glasses, is “The Sentimental Gentleman,” Tommy Dorsey, leading his orchestra in what amounts to a medley of Dorsey’s greatest hits: ...

1940: "I'll Never Smile Again" — Tommy Dorsey For songs prior to 1946, before Billboard's year-end list existed, Insider looked at the singles that stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard charts the ...

His first two hits, of course, were "Marie" and "Song of India." (Soundbite of music by Tommy Dorsey) Mr. LEVINSON: That was in 1937. And then it became kind of a very pedestrian-sounding band.

Trombonist Thomas "Tommy" Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the younger brother of famed jazz clarinetist, Jimmy Dorsey. In early years he was equally well-known as both trumpet and ...

December 31, 2005 • A major big band leader is the subject of a new book: Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big Way. With his brother Jimmy, Dorsey helped define American popular music from the ...