Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, seen on “The Fabulous Dorseys” (1954) and who grew up in Shenandoah, were major band leaders in the big-band era. Ron Devlin / Staff Photo.

(CBS11) - Tommy Dorsey was one of the most prolific big band musicians and orchestra leaders from the 1930s through the mid 1950s. Born on November 19, 1905 in Shenandoah, PA he was the second of ...

Tommy Dorsey, a superstar orchestra leader in the Big Band era, was a complex, driven man of many parts, some brilliant and some wretched, as demonstrated in Peter J. Levinson’s compelling ...

Jimmy Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania in 1904, his younger brother Tommy in Mahoney Plane in 1905. Their father, Thomas Francis Dorsey Sr., was a coal miner turned music teacher and ...

The only orchestra with the rights to perform classics made famous by Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey will be in concert today. Subscribe Manage my subscription Activate my subscription Log in Log out.

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 ...

The Dorsey Brothers traveled a long way, indeed: Gentle Jimmy, on the sax, may have been more talented, but younger Tommy, with his trombone, was the boss, able to shout louder and longer.

The Dorsey Brothers, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, were influential American musicians and bandleaders who played pivotal roles in the swing era of the 1930s and 1940s. After initially performing together ...

Tommy Dorsey and his band came to Broome County several times in the 1940's, sometimes with Frank Sinatra, ... He had been partnership with his brother Jimmy Dorsey, ...

Tommy Dorsey is certainly one of jazz' most picturesque characters, and this new biography does a marvelous job of bringing the trombonist to life. Dorsey (1905-1956) was in many ways an admirable man ...

Tommy Dorsey, who passed away in 1956, was an extremely successful bandleader from the 1930s. His technical skill on the trombone made him world-renowned among musicians and the public.