The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
From a coal mining family in Pennsylvania, Tommy Dorsey (born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1905) and his brother Jimmy grew up to become two of the most popular US jazz stars of the 1930s, entertaining audiences with up-tempo swing and show tunes and shaping the dance sounds of the era. With Tommy on trombone and Jimmy on saxophone, the siblings worked together in bands as teenagers before uniting as The Dorsey Brothers and scoring many hits. Despite numerous rows and disagreements, they successfully ran the orchestra (which included a young Glenn Miller in its ranks) together for years, before Tommy left in 1935 to start his own band. Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra became one of the most popular ensembles during the big band era, scoring seventeen Number 1 hits including "On Treasure Island", "The Music Goes 'Round and Around", "Satan Takes a Holiday", "The Big Apple", "The Dipsy Doodle", "Our Love", "All the Things You Are", "Indian Summer", and "Dolores". With over 200 chart hits, the orchestra’s biggest single was 1940’s “I’ll Never Smile Again”, which featured Frank Sinatra on vocals. During the group’s existence, Tommy Dorsey’s eye for talent meant that he hired many of the finest musicians and singers of the era including trumpeters Bunny Berigan and Doc Severinsen, clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, drummers Buddy Rich and Louie Bellson, and vocalists Frank Sinatra, Jack Leonard, Jo Stafford, Dick Haymes, and Connie Haines. Like most of his contemporaries, Tommy Dorsey’s reign on the charts ended when World War II came to a close. He dismantled his orchestra in 1946, although a renewed interest in his music the following year ensured that he would remain busy. Tommy Dorsey reunited with his brother in 1953 and they hosted a national television series together called Stage Show, which introduced Elvis Presley to a wider televised audience. Tommy Dorsey died at the age of 51 on November 26, 1956, after taking sleeping pills and choking to death in his sleep.
©Copyright Music Story Stephen Schnee 2023
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The Hucklebuck (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 05)
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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This Is... Tommy Dorsey And His Greatest Band, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 31 Aug 2011
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A Sinner Kissed an Angel (Billboard Hot 100 - No 20)
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Frank Sinatra
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 3 Dec 2020
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The Last Call for Love (Billboard Hot 100 - No 20)
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 3 Dec 2020
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We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) (Billboard Hot 100 - No 3)
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Frank Sinatra
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 3 Dec 2020
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Indian Summer (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 02)
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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What Is This Thing Called Love (Billboard Hot 100 - No 16)
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Connie Haines
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 3 Dec 2020
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The Tommy Dorsey Band
Jazz - Released by Crownstar Records on 26 Jan 2006
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Los Años del Swing: Tommy Dorsey
World - Released by Alpha Center Digital on 17 May 2022
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All the Things You are (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 03)
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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How About You (Billboard Hot 100 - No 16)
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 5 Nov 2020
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Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven
Jazz - Released by Shellac Revival on 3 Oct 2020
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The Best Of Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Featuring Frank Sinatra Volume 2
Jazz - Released by Synergie OMP on 13 Mar 2011
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This Love of Mine (Billboard Hot 100 - No 3)
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Frank Sinatra
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 3 Dec 2020
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I'll Never Smile Again - Big Band Favourites
Traditional Jazz & New Orleans - Released by Ap Music Ltd on 13 Oct 2014
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Sentimental and Swinging (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1958)
Pop - Released by Jazz Classics on 1 Jan 2013
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