Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist and saxophonistWikipedia
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Oct 17, 2026
Laurie HorderHOST
Um, or there, uh, uh, Stardust with, uh, Artie Shaw.
Laurie HorderHOST
Blueberry Hill with, uh, Jimmy Dorsey.
Laurie HorderHOST
On the Sunny Side of the Street, Harry James.
Laurie HorderHOST
Oh, she, he married, uh, Betty Grable.
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Laurie HorderHOST
So that was a very, very good, uh, pat on the back for, uh, Mr. Artie Shaw and Carmichael, Hoagy Carmichael.
Laurie HorderHOST
And, uh, then we had Blueberry Hill.
Laurie HorderHOST
That was made by, um, uh, Jimmy Dorsey, uh, and Bob Eberly on vocal, and that was 1941, I think it is.
Laurie HorderHOST
I'll just record it again.
Larry BlackHOST
Says, why did you do it? Why'd you do it? 1944.
Larry BlackHOST
Remember Jimmy Dorsey and your brother? This one.
Larry BlackHOST
Don't know who the singer was, but that was...
Keith BilbreyHOST
I don't remember that one, Larry.
Mark LavonierHOST
This episode of the Kraft Music Hall was first heard on NBC on May 27th, 1937.
Bing CrosbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Kraft Music Hall, starring Bing Crosby, with Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra, the Paul Keller Choristers, and tonight, back from his two-weeks fishing trip, Bob Burns.
Bing CrosbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And as Bing's special guest this evening, one of the screen's most charming comediennes, Miss Zasu Pitts, Miss Gale Patrick, star of Paramount Pictures, and Rudolph Ganz, one of America's leading pianists.
Bing CrosbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And here's Bing Crosby.
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[laughs]
Bing CrosbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[laughs] You know, that takes me back to the days when I was just a nipper.
Bing CrosbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is Bing Crosby in the Kraft Music Hall with Jimmy Dorsey and the Cats, Paul Taylor Singers, Bob Burns, Rudolf Güns, one of the country's leading pianists, who, I'm warning you, has worked out a little something for himself and Bob to do.
Bing CrosbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ms. Zasu Pitts, who I hope you didn't come in too late to meet, but if you did, that'll just learn you to get here in time.
Maria MenounosHOST
But, guys, all that aside, it's time for a Dunkin' Break.
Kevin UndergaroHOST
So, Jimmy Sturr, Jimmy Dorsey.
Kevin UndergaroHOST
These are some of the names that are really big in polka.
Kevin UndergaroHOST
And like I said, every Tuesday, we're going to be bringing you...
Josh GelernterHOST
Uh, let's see, Harry James was a trumpet.
Josh GelernterHOST
Jimmy Dorsey was a trombone.
Josh GelernterHOST
Who was the sax?
Dan GelernterHOST
Uh, Jimmy Dorsey-
Josh GelernterHOST
Jim- was Jimmy Dorsey a sax?
Dan GelernterHOST
He was.
Josh GelernterHOST
Oh, okay, good.
LL Cool JGUEST
You know, you could go...
LL Cool JGUEST
So, so being able to really listen to all of music and understand all of music, going from Miles to Coltrane, to, y- y- y- you see what I'm saying? To, you know, those, Glenn Miller, you know, you know, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey.
LL Cool JGUEST
So it's, it's no limitation on-
Fat JoeHOST
Mm
Brett BarryNARRATOR
But purists might flinch a bit at barbecue cooked with charcoal briquettes, never mind propane, and don't even mention the Crockpot.
Brett BarryNARRATOR
You've been listening to Struttin' with Some Barbecue, a 1949 Columbia record by Jimmy Dorsey and the original Dorsey Land jazz band.
Brett BarryNARRATOR
[upbeat jazz music] Sound Beat is produced at the Belfer Audio Archive, Syracuse University Library.
Brett BarryNARRATOR
I'm Brett Berry.
Nate WalkerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
so much so that he dropped out of high school at age 15 to pursue a career touring with Canadian dance bands.
Nate WalkerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Soon after, Ferguson moved to the United States, where he toured with such big band legends as Jimmy Dorsey, Doc Severinsen, and Stan Kenton, and ultimately leading his own successful group, the Birdland Dream Band.
Nate WalkerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But unfortunately for Maynard, the popularity of big bands was waning in the 1960s, leaving him no choice but to break up the band as they were no longer financially viable.
Nate WalkerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
About a decade later, upon his return to the United States, he began working with Bob James, who aimed to put his talent back in the public eye with some more commercial hits like the theme from Rocky, the theme from Star Trek, the theme from Star Wars, and the theme from Battlestar Galactica.
Keith BilbreyHOST
I didn't write that.
Keith BilbreyHOST
1941, Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded the classic Amapola, A-M-A-P-O-L-A.
Keith BilbreyHOST
I was not here in 1941.
Keith BilbreyHOST
Jimmy Dorsey recorded the classic Amapola on Decca Records, but I don't remember the title, and I don't remember the record, obviously.
Keith BilbreyHOST
In 1950, Ed, Gene, Joe, and Vic, do you know who they were? Ed, Gene, Joe, and Ben.
Keith BilbreyHOST
Ames Brothers? Ames Brothers.
Teddy MuletGUEST
Then my father was a big band, uh, uh, you know, lover.
Teddy MuletGUEST
He loved, you know, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, all those bands, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, all that stuff.
Teddy MuletGUEST
And that And that's what got me very interested in playing jazz was, you know, listening to the swing bands.
Teddy MuletGUEST
And then we also, I also grew up with El Gran Combo, Cortijo.
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