James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957), professionally known as Jimmy Dorsey, 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.
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Bob Eberly
American singer, vocalist
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Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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Ray Bauduc
American musician
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Helen O'Connell
American actress and singer (1920-1993)
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Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
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Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
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Frankie Trumbauer
American musician
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Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Bob Crosby
American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913-1993)
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Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
US big band led by Glenn Miller (1937-1942)
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Bud Freeman
American musician
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Sam Lanin
American jazz bandleader, musician
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Gus Bivona
American musician
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Tommy Pederson
American musician
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Seger Ellis
American musician
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Nathaniel Shilkret
American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director
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Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
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Red Nichols
American jazz musician
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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Fud Livingston
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer
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Boomie Richman
American musician
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Cliff Leeman
American musician
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Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
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Axel Stordahl
American arranger, orchestra leader
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Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
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Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
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Bing Crosby
American singer and actor (1903-1977)
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Salvatore Camarata
American composer, arranger, trumpeter, and record producer
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The Pied Pipers
American popular singing group (formed in the late 1930s)
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Chummy MacGregor
American musician
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Johnny Burke
American lyricist
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Joe Sullivan
American musician
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Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)