Fountain Hills Swingtime club remembers Jimmy Dorsey
Hear the sounds of the past on Dec. 19
Posted 12/5/23
Swingtime replays the memorable sounds of the Dorsey Brothers band and the subsequent Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 1 p.m. in the Town of Fountain Hills Community Center.
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Fountain Hills Swingtime club remembers Jimmy Dorsey
Hear the sounds of the past on Dec. 19
Rob Forrest
Swingtime will play the memorable sounds of the Dorsey Brothers band and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 1 p.m. in the Community Center. (Metro Creative)
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Swingtime replays the memorable sounds of the Dorsey Brothers band and the subsequent Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 1 p.m. in the Town of Fountain Hills Community Center.
The Dorsey Brothers, Jimmy and Tommy, began recording together as a band in 1928 using studio musicians. By 1934, they had a permanent group with such soon-to-be-famous names as Glenn Miller and Ray McKinley.
When Jimmy and Tommy had a falling out in 1935, Jimmy continued with this group which eventually became known as the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, a press release said.
The jazz-oriented Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra didn’t have as many hits as Tommy’s band but it did make it to the 1950s when the brothers reunited once again as the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, the release continued.
Among Jimmy’s biggest hit recordings were “Green Eyes,” “Amapola” and “Yours,” which featured popular vocalists Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell.
All in attendance are invited to contribute their thoughts and feelings about the Dorsey Brothers, their music and to share any special memories of these swing legends.
Membership in the Community Center is required to attend Swingtime meetings.
For more information contact Bill Whittaker at 480-837-7961 or the Community Center at 480-816-5200.
A spin-off of the Golden Age of Radio, Swingtime plays vintage recordings from that magical era when swing was king. Listen to the big bands and small ensembles, the crooners and singing groups.
Remember the grand ballrooms, the dance crazes and dance contests.
While not all the music of the time was swing, the term itself defines that period from the depression years through World War II.