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Tommy Dorsey:

 *  Who: Thomas Francis “Tommy” Dorsey, Jr. Known as “The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing”. He was the younger brother of his bandleader, Jimmy Dorsey. **


 * ‍ **** What: American Jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and band leader of the “Big Band”. He had a reputation for being a perfectionist. He was volatile and was known to hire and fire and sometimes rehire musicians based on his mood. “On Treasure Island” was the first of four hits for the new band. He was married multiple times. **

**‍ ** ** When: Nov. 19, 1905 – Nov. 26, 1956. Died on September 27, 2010, he was 51 years old. Seven days after his 51st birthday he was sedated by sleeping pill and following a heavy meal he started choking in his sleep and died. **


 * ‍ **** Why: Known for his smooth – toned trombone playing. **


 * ‍ **** Where: He was from Shenandoah, PA. Band had national radio presence from Dallas all the way from Los Angeles. **

==** How: Broke with his brother’s band in mid- 1930s and led an extremely popular band from 1930’s-1950’s. How he got popular – he hired singers. **== ==**Tommy and ‍ ****Frank Sinatra made eighty recordings together from 1940 -1942. He had numerous musicians and vocalist become popular from him. **== [] [] []