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1 day ago · Other versions were recorded by: Blind Willie McTell (1949), Louis Jordan (1950), Tommy Dorsey (1943), Lionel Hampton (1946) — a rare version that actually included Pinetop's original instructions, Meade Lux Lewis (1951) — ironic given his influence on Pinetop's original version 23 years earlier, plus a version by Memphis Slim, backed by Willie ...
1 day ago · Benny Goodman’s saxophone section in June of 1939: L-R: Jerry Jerome, Hymie Shertzer, Toots Mondello, Bus Bassey. Hymie is yawning because Benny was giving all of the first alto parts to Toots. Hymie would soon be leading Tommy Dorsey’s saxophones.
1 day ago · In 1939, when band leader Tommy Dorsey decided he wanted a swing band, his first step was to hire Oliver as an arranger away from Lunceford for $5,000 more a year. [1] Oliver then became one of the first African Americans with a prominent role in a white band when he joined Tommy Dorsey.
1 day ago · In early 1956, Jones accepted a temporary job at CBS' Stage Show hosted by Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey that was broadcast live from Studio 50 in New York City (known today as the Ed Sullivan Theater). On January 28, February 4, 11 and 18, as well as on March 17 and 24, Jones played second trumpet in the studio band that supported 21-year-old Elvis ...
5 days ago · Noah Lanier, singing "If I Loved You," the 1945 tune by Rodgers and Hammerstein for the musical "Carousel." Elizabeth Lowry, singing "Green Eyes," the '40s-era Tommy Dorsey hit originally written ...
1 day ago · Tommy was born on December 21, 1941 in Portsmouth, Virginia to M.A and Nancy Dorsey. Tommy was raised in the Campton Community to then become a lifelong resident of Laurel Hill, Florida. While in the United States Army, he went on to be an Air Crew Chief, becoming wounded while serving in Vietnam.
1 day ago · Tommy Dorsey Obituary. The memory of Tommy Dorsey of Laurel Hill, Florida, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, who passed away on August 6, 2024 at the age of 82, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them ...
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