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Dorsey hired Sinatra in 1940.
Tommy Sands - Irish folk singer - was born on 1945-12-19.
"I'll Take Tallulah" is the song. Recorded with Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra, The Pied Pipers and Connie Haines in the early 1940's.
The song's arranger, Sy Oliver, duets on the recording, "The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else", with Frank Sinatra on lead vocals. The same recording can also be found on the Reprise CD, "I Remember Tommy"
One of his main influences was Bing Crosby, another to a lesser extent was Mabel Mercer. He also listened to Russ Columbo and later Billie Holiday. Sinatra noted the influence of Tommy Dorsey's trombone playing in his phrasing and violinist Jasha Heifitz (sp).