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Tommy Dorsey
Biographical Information

Sex:M
Age:51
Birth Date:November 19, 1905
Astrology Sign:Scorpio
Chinese Sign:Snake - Yang
Birth Name:Thomas Francis Dorsey
Birth Place:Shenandoah,PA
Died Date:November 26, 1956
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Occupation:trombonist, bandleader

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TOMMY DORSEY
Tommy Dorsey

Biography:Tommy Dorsey (November 19, 1905 - November 26, 1956) was a jazz trombonist and bandleader in the Big Band era.

Thomas Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania and is the younger brother of Jimmy Dorsey.

He worked with many bands in the New York City area starting in the 1920s, including the bands of Rudy Vallee, Vincent Lopez, and Paul Whiteman. With brother Jimmy, he led the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra until they split up (with some acrimony) in 1935. The brothers also appeared as session musicians on many jazz recordings.

Tommy Dorsey formed his own band, which was very successful, scoring 137 Billboard chart hits, including his best-known song, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (which showcases his phenomenal range, reaching up to the high C #). The band featured trumpeters Bunny Berigan and Charlie Shavers, arranger Sy Oliver, and singers Jo Stafford, Dick Haymes and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra achieved his first great success as a vocalist in the Dorsey band and claimed he learned breath control from watching Dorsey play trombone. Dorsey said his trombone style was heavily influenced by that of Jack Teagarden.

Dorsey married Jane New (1924??- August 24, 2003) in 1948 and she remained his wife until his death. She had been a dancer at the world-renowned Copacabana. After Dorsey's death, Jane obtained the rights to her late husband's band and renamed it The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, a group which continues to play to this day (see]). Jane Dorsey died of natural causes around the age of 79 in 2003.

In 1956, Tommy Dorsey died at age 51 in his Greenwich, Connecticut home in his sleep, choking on food. Dorsey and his wife Jane New are interred together in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York. Sinatra released a tribute album to Dorsey in 1961 entitled I Remember Tommy with arranger by Sy Oliver.


Chinese Horoscope for Tommy Dorsey
Includes characteristics and Vices
Tommy Dorsey's Chinese Horoscope
Chinese Year: February 04, 1905 - January 24, 1906
Birthday: November 19, 1905

The Snake is a Yang,
and is the Sixth sign of the Chinese horoscope.

Characteristics:    
Intuition
Attractiveness
Discretion
Sagacity
Clairvoyance
Compassion
Vices:
Dissimulation
Extravagance
Laziness
Cupidity
Presumption
Exclusiveness


Personality and Character Cards:
Personality and character cards are identical!

Tommy Dorsey's Personality Tarot Card The Hermit - Personality Card

Birthday: November 19, 1905

A time for soul searching and meditation; a need for patience and solitude.


This year's Growth Tarot Card
Based on this year's birthday

Tommy Dorsey's Growth Tarot Card The Wheel of Fortune

Birthday: November 19, 2023

A new chapter is starting; problems are solved through changes in circumstances.

 

 

 

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