And Jimmy Dorsey, born in 1904, was the first in the 20th century. It’s difficult to determine if being born in a leap year influenced the course of Dorsey’s life.

Jimmy Dorsey immediately hied it up to the Electrical Research Products Studio in NYC and cut 31 sides. ..under the name James Dalton! Many of the tracks have been reissued piecemeal over the years on ...

Big band and swing music flourished in the 1930s and ’40s. The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra has been keeping that sound alive ever since.They will perform a concert on April 13 at the Theatre of ...

Jimmy Dorsey immediately hied it up to the Electrical Research Products Studio in NYC and cut 31 sides. ..under the name James Dalton! Many of the tracks have been reissued piecemeal over the years on ...

Brother Jimmy continued his career in the 1930s with what was now called The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. In 1939 he hired female vocalist Helen O’Connell and teamed her with male singer Bob Eberly.

The story of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, two brothers who rise to be jazz/swing bandleaders. Fictionalized biographical film tells the story of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Raised in a Pennsylvania coal ...

On Stage. Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Take a stroll down memory lane with the songs that topped the Hit Parade during the World War II years. The current version of one of the popular singing groups of ...

Tom and Jimmy Dorsey were born in Cole’s Patch, a poor mining town a few miles east of Mahanoy Plane. Jimmy came first in 1903. A saxophonist, he also achieved fame with his own big band.