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The Dorsey Brothers were an American studio dance band, led by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. They started recording in 1928 for OKeh Records.
The final volume of our series on the Dorsey Brothers' early recordings, this compilation includes Jimmy Dorsey's solo recordings made in London in 1930, as well as rare sides by the Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra from 1934.
Born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, in 1904 and 1905, respectively, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey were both playing instruments by 1910 under the strict tutelage of their father, a music teacher and bandmaster, who, to be certain his sons practiced, hid their shoes so they couldn't play outdoors.
12 de jul. de 2019 · Recorded by Jimmy Dorsey and backed by the Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra on July 14th, 1932 in New York, NY for ARC and released on Brunswick. ...more.
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra began recording in 1928, but didn’t become a real band until 1934. The 1934 band featured both Glenn Miller and Bob Crosby, but didn’t last long because Tommy and Jimmy were always fighting with each other and in 1935 Tommy stormed off the stage quitting the orchestra.
18 de feb. de 2021 · The Dorsey brothers formed first band, Dorseys’ Novelty Six, then Dorseys’ Wild Canaries 1920. They found themselves in New York City by 1925, in which they worked as players and as soloists for musicians and radio.
Tommy and Jimmy worked in bands led by Tal Henry, Rudy Vallee, Vincent Lopez, and Nathaniel Shilkret. In 1923, Dorsey followed Jimmy to Detroit to play in Jean Goldkette 's band and returned to New York in 1925 to play with the California Ramblers. [8] In 1927, he joined Paul Whiteman.
