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In 1953, Tommy and Jimmy would rename the band, the "Dorsey Brothers Orchestra." Tommy was the leader of the group, and made Jimmy both the co-leader and featured soloist. On December 26, 1953, the brothers and their orchestra appeared on Jackie Gleason 's CBS television program. [ 18 ]
In 1996, the U.S. Postal Service issued a Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey commemorative postage stamp. Tommy Dorsey was posthumously inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame , which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance".
Tommy Dorsey permanently left the orchestra in 1935 to take over the Joe Haymes band, turning it into Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, with the nucleus of the Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra carrying on under Jimmy's leadership. [3] Tommy's chair was filled by the 16-year-old Bobby Byrne. The Dorseys reunited on March 15, 1945, to record a V-Disc at ...
The Fabulous Dorseys is a 1947 American musical biopic film directed by Alfred E. Green.It tells the story of the brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, from their boyhood in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania through their rise, their breakup, and their personal reunion. [2]
But Tommy continued to fight the battle of the big bands, and in 1953, he made peace with Jimmy, and once again there was a Dorsey Brothers band. Tommy even made contact with the new teen generation through a television program, headlined by comic Jackie Gleason, in which he gave exposure to rock ‘n’ roll superstars.
Stage Show is a popular music variety series broadcast in the United States on the CBS Television Network and originally hosted on alternate weeks by big band leaders and brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Produced by Jackie Gleason, it included the first national television appearances by rock music icon Elvis Presley.
"Imagination" is a popular song with music written by Jimmy Van Heusen and the lyrics by Johnny Burke. [1] The song was first published in 1940. The two best-selling versions were recorded by the orchestras of Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey in 1940.
Four members of the band – Red Nichols, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, and Adrian Rollini – went on to front big bands in later decades. [2] The band was formed in 1921 by banjoist Ray Kitchenman. [3] Its members were from Ohio but chose the name California Ramblers. [4]