Jimmy Dorsey
Born: 1904-02-29
Birthplace: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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
Hollywood Canteen
Lost in a Harem
This Is Elvis
Four Jills in a Jeep
I Dood It
That Girl from Paris
The Fleet's In
Birth of the Blues
Music Man
Make Believe Ballroom
Top Movie Credits
Hollywood Canteen
Self
Lost in a Harem
Jimmy Dorsey
This Is Elvis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Four Jills in a Jeep
Himself
I Dood It
Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
That Girl from Paris
Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
The Fleet's In
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Music Man
Self