Tommy Dorsey
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- 100%Benny Goodman
- 81%Harry James
- 71%Artie Shaw
- 69%Glenn Miller
- 63%Teddy Wilson
- 54%Count Basie
- 45%The Andrews Sisters
- 43%Chick Webb
- 42%Peggy Lee
- 40%Jimmy Dorsey
Biography
19 November 1905, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 26 November 1956, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. Like his older brother, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy was taught as a small child by his father, a music teacher. He first learned to play trumpet, but switched to trombone while still very young. He played in various bands, often with his brother, their co-led group known first as Dorsey’s Novelty Six, later renamed Dorsey’s Wild Canaries. With his brother, Dorsey later played in a number of... Read more
Genres
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jazz
big band
swing
trombone
40s
jazz
big band
swing
trombone
40s
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