| LC control no. | n 81131524 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML422.D67 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956 |
| Variant(s) | Dorsey, Thomas Francis, 1905-1956 Dorsey, Tom, 1905-1956 |
| Birth date | 1905-11-19 |
| Death date | 1956-11-26 |
| Place of birth | Shenandoah (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Greenwich (Conn.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz Swing (Music) Big band music Dance orchestra music |
| Profession or occupation | Trombonists Jazz musicians Band directors |
| Found in | Dorsey, J. Dorsey brothers' three-in-one folio, 1943. Stockdale, R.L. Tommy Dorsey, 1994: CIP galley (Thomas Francis Dorsey, Jr. has always been said to have been born Nov. 19, 1905 in Mahanoy Plane near Shenandoah, Pa.; recently discovered official Schuylkill County records, however, list date as Nov. 27, 1905) New Grove dict. of jazz (Dorsey, Tommy (Thomas); b. Nov. 19, 1905, Shenandoah, PA, d. Nov. 26, 1956, Greenwich, CT; trombonist and dance-band leader, brother of Jimmy Dorsey) Beiderbecke, Bix. All star album presenting the original pioneers of swing [SR] 1936?: labels (Tom Dorsey, [trombone]) |
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