Irish-American Musicians
Tommy Dorsey
Trombonist Tommy Dorsey was one of America's most bandleaders during the Golden Age of Swing. He started out running an orchestra with his brother Jimmy, but quickly let to start his own band in 1935, The band's albums, tours, and radio shows were all popular, and Dorsey showed a keen ability to keep the act relevant by hiring top arrangers, musicians, and singers. Over the course of his career, Dorsey had well over 250 Billboard hits, including "I'll Never Smile Again," sung by Frank Sinatra, who had his first successes with he Tommy Dorsey band; Sinatra often claimed he learned breath control by watching Tommy's playing.
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