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1905:
Added: 2004-04-23
Trombonist Tommy Dorsey born, Shenandoah, PA. Dorsey recorded with Bix
Beiderbeck in the 1920's and was in demand as a studio musician. He
became the leader of the General Motors of the big band era, when
his band featured arrangments by Sy Oliver, singers Frank Sinatra, Jo
Stafford and the Pied Pipers, drummer Buddy Rich and trumpeter Ziggy
Elman.
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