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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 ...
One of those stories involved big band leader Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra appearing at the George F. Pavilion. This was not really anything unusual, as the Binghamton/Johnson City area was on ...
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 1920s through the mid 1950s.
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at the University of Dubuque in the John and Alice ...
All About Jazz is celebrating Tommy Dorsey's birthday today! Trombonist Thomas “Tommy" Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the younger brother of famed jazz clarinetist, Jimmy Dorsey. In ...
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 ...
GREENWICH, Conn. -- A medical examiner ruled today that bandleader Tommy Dorsey, the "sentimental gentleman of swing," accidentally choked to death in his sleep. Police and Dorsey's family denied ...