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Who replaced Frank Sinatra when he left Tommy Dorsey?
Female chorus The Clark Sisters. When they joined Dorsey's Band, they were renamed to the Sentimentalists by Dorsey. Because Dorsey had a registerated band name The Sentimentalists. They sang at Dorsey's Band from 1944 to 1953.
Was Harry James ever a member of Tommy Dorsey's orchestra?
James played with Ben Pollack, then became famous with Benny Goodman before starting his own band in 1939. His connection with Tommy Dorsey was that his was the first name band to feature a young singer named Frank Sinatra, who was soon hired away by Tommy. And the rest, as they say, was history.
Did Tommy Dorsey play in Benny Goodman's band?
No. By the time the Goodman band was established, Dorsey was already co-leading the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra with his brother Jimmy.
What album features the most duets of Connie Haines and Frank Sinatra?
They would be recordings re-released from singles (78's) on RCA with Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra made from 1940-1943. They were both singing with the band.
What became of Glenn Miller's saxophonist Al Klink?
He worked for Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey; was on staff of the Tonight Show for 20+ years until they moved to California. He played with the World's Greatest Jazz Band, and toured with Frank Sinatra many times. He died in Florida in March, 1991
