Jimmy Dorsey

Biography

Jimmy Dorsey was a renowned American bandleader and saxophonist who began his music career as a child playing with his father's band in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. In the 1920s, he performed with notable orchestras led by Paul Whiteman, Red Nichols, and the California Ramblers, before forming his own orchestra with brother Tommy. Dorsey went on to record jazz standards such as "Georgia on My Mind" and "Pennies from Heaven".