Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956
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Name (Hebrew)
דורסי, טומי, 1905-1956
Name (Latin)
Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956
Other forms of name
Dorsey, Thomas Francis, 1905-1956
Dorsey, Tom, 1905-1956
Date of birth
1905-11-19
Date of death
1956-11-26
Place of birth
Shenandoah (Pa.)
Place of death
Greenwich (Conn.)
Field of activity
Big band music
Dance orchestra music
Swing (Music)
Jazz
Occupation
Band directors
Jazz musicians
Trombonists
Bandmasters
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Dorsey, J. Dorsey brothers' three-in-one folio, 1943.
- Stockdale, R.L. Tommy Dorsey, 1994:CIP galley (Thomas Francis Dorsey, Jr. has always been said to have been born Nov. 19, 1905 in Mahanoy Plane near Shenandoah, Pa.; recently discovered official Schuylkill County records, however, list date as Nov. 27, 1905)
- New Grove dict. of jazz(Dorsey, Tommy (Thomas); b. Nov. 19, 1905, Shenandoah, PA, d. Nov. 26, 1956, Greenwich, CT; trombonist and dance-band leader, brother of Jimmy Dorsey)
- Beiderbecke, Bix. All star album presenting the original pioneers of swing [SR] 1936?:labels (Tom Dorsey, [trombone])