Jimmy Dorsey

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.

Known For

Birth Location Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Born 1904-02-29
Died 1957-06-17

Movies

This Is Elvis as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
Jazz Ball as Self (archive footage)
1956
1949
1948
The Fabulous Dorseys as Jimmy Dorsey
1947
1944
Lost in a Harem as Jimmy Dorsey
1944
1944
I Dood It as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
1943
1943
1943
The Fleet's In as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
1942
Birth of the Blues as Self (archive footage)
1941
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra as Orchestra Leader
1938
That Girl from Paris as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
1936
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