Biography
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Born
29 February 1904
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Born In
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Died
12 June 1957 (aged 53)
Jimmy Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the son of a music teacher, but overshadowed by his younger brother Tommy Dorsey, the prominent musician. He played trumpet in his youth, appearing on stage in a Vaudeville act as early as 1913. He switched to alto saxophone in 1915, and then learned to double on clarinet.badboom
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