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Jimmy Dorsey

1904 - 1957

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James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)" and "It's the Dreamer in Me". His other major recordings were "Tailspin", "John Silver", "So Many Times", "Amapola", "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)", "Pennies from Heaven" with Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Frances Langford, "Grand Central Getaway", and "So Rare". He played clarinet on the seminal jazz standards "Singin' the Blues" in 1927 and the original 1930 recording of "Georgia on My Mind", which were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Jimmy Dorsey is the 1,757th most popular musician (down from 1,506th in 2024), the 9,274th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,597th in 2019) and the 669th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 1,756 out of 3,175. Before him are Richie Ramone, Christoph Brüx, Luca Turilli, Richard Davis, and Steve Swallow. After him are Terry Kath, Zak Starkey, Warren Zevon, Jim Capaldi, Simon Barere, Brain, and Lee Ranaldo.

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Among people born in 1904, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 297. Before him are Phil Harris, Rukmini Devi Arundale, Sadi Irmak, Gladys George, Irene Manton, and Puck van Heel. After him are Bernard Lonergan, Helge Liljebjörn, Elissa Landi, Paul Mattick, Domingo García, and Carleton S. Coon. Among people deceased in 1957, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 203. Before him are Demetrio Neyra, Alfredo Gollini, Devdas Gandhi, Lőrinc Szabó, Julio Lozano Díaz, and Mikhail Gnessin. After him are Ezio Pinza, Colin Carruthers, Roger Vercel, Edith Abbott, Bernard Knubel, and Jorge Sarmiento.

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Among people born in United States, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 9,275 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry James (1947), Marc Davis (1913), Frank Belknap Long (1901), Craig Sheffer (1960), and Steve Swallow (1940). After him are Alden Sanborn (1899), George Follmer (1934), Kenneth Lay (1942), Aida Turturro (1962), Midori (1968), Sterling Price (1809), and William J. Casey (1913).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 668. Before him are Erykah Badu (1971), Larry Van Kriedt (1954), Richie Ramone (1957), Richard Davis (1930), and Steve Swallow (1940). After him are Terry Kath (1946), Warren Zevon (1947), Brain (1963), Lee Ranaldo (1956), Shelly Manne (1920), Mike Mills (1958), and Chuck Mangione (1940).

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