The Big Band Era had already ended and Rock and Roll was here to stay when this tune went all the way to #2 in April of 1957. This was the swan song of the Big Band Era, one last time in the Top Ten, and for a man well-identified with those times, Jimmy Dorsey. Ironically Jimmy Dorsey died just two months after this recording had risen to such lofty heights in 1957.badaboom
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The Big Band Era had already ended and Rock and Roll was here to stay when this tune went all the way to #2 in April of 1957. This was the swan song … read more
The Big Band Era had already ended and Rock and Roll was here to stay when this tune went all the way to #2 in April of 1957. This was the swan song of the Big Band Era, one last time in… read more
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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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 musici… read more
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 … read more