Jimmy Dorsey

Birth Name:

James Francis Dorsey

Birth Place:

Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor

Formed his first band as a teenager with his younger brother, Tommy, called Dorsey's Novelty Six and later Dorsey's Wild Canaries
Best known as a jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, big band leader, and composer of the jazz standards "I'm Glad There Is You" and "It's the Dreamer In Me․"
Began recording as The Dorsey Brothers and Their Concert Orchestra in 1927, although they didn't make a formal debut until 1934
After his brother left, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra began performing on radio broadcasts like Bing Crosby's "Kraft Music Hall" and recorded singles like "Contrasts," "Green Eyes," and "Tangerine․"
Reunited with his brother in the 1950s, appearing regularly on "The Jackie Gleason Show" and co-hosting their own series, "Stage Show․"
He and his brother Tommy played with acts like Bing Crosby, the Boswell Sisters, the California Ramblers, and the Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Appeared in the films "Shall We Dance," "The Fleet's In," and "Lost in a Harem," as well as the bio-pic "The Fabulous Dorseys" with his brother Tommy in 1947
Was included in Ripley's Believe It or Not after he played "Flight of the Bumblebee" in two breaths in 1938 and later played it in only one on "Swing Session․"

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