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Jimmy Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, United States, ... Jimmy Dorsey had eleven number one hits with his orchestra in the 1930s and the 1940s:
Pages in category "Jimmy Dorsey songs" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Blue Champagne; H.
Bing Crosby had the highest number of hits at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart during the 1940s (9 songs). In addition, Crosby remained the longest at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart during the 1940s (55 weeks). Jimmy Dorsey remained at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart for 32 weeks.
"So Rare" is a popular song published in 1937 by composer Jerry Herst and lyricist Jack Sharpe. [1] It became a no. 2 chart hit for Jimmy Dorsey in 1957.. The version by Carl Ravell and his Orchestra, from a session on 4 June 1937, was the earliest recording of the song, although it is unclear whether it was the first released version.
The Jimmy Dorsey release on Decca Records hit number one on the Billboard charts on June 7, 1941. Sheet music of the time shows a boy and girl in Dutch clothing, with windmills in the background. [1] Under the title appears the description "As inspired by the Current Best Seller 'My Sister and I' by Dirk van der Heide."
The songs were performed by the combined orchestras of Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey. They reunited again in 1947 for the film The Fabulous Dorseys. In 1950, Jimmy disbanded his orchestra and joined Tommy's band on a permanent basis. On May 23, 1953, the combined orchestra made its television debut on the Jackie Gleason Show.
The song was a number one hit for the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra with Bob Eberly on vocals. [2] The recording was made on March 19, 1941 by Decca Records as catalog number 3698. The flip side was "Green Eyes". The record first reached the Billboard charts on May 16, 1941 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 1 on June 14, 1941.
It was first released by Jimmy Dorsey on Decca Records in 1941, backed with "All Alone and Lonely". It topped The Billboard's National Best Selling Retail Records chart on the week of September 27, 1941, [5] becoming Dorsey's fifth number-one single of that year.