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MUSICIAN

Jimmy Dorsey

1904 - 1957

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James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) 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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Dorsey has received more than 590,956 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jimmy Dorsey is the 1,644th most popular musician (down from 1,349th in 2019), the 8,254th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,698th in 2019) and the 653rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 590k

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  • 43.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 1,644 out of 2,662Before him are Holly Johnson, David Cross, John Patitucci, Big Walter Horton, Buddy Miles, and Glenn Cornick. After him are Mick Abrahams, Dominic Miller, Eddie Kramer, Laura Nyro, Howard Jones, and Sid Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 268Before him are Carleton S. Coon, Sadi Irmak, Hendrik Timmer, Henry Johansen, Renzo Minoli, and Rukmini Devi Arundale. After him are Domingo García, Alfredo Sánchez, Gladys George, Wilmer Allison, Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, and Bernard Schmetz. Among people deceased in 1957, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 178Before him are John Svanberg, Lőrinc Szabó, Dennis Brain, Demetrio Neyra, Patrick Abercrombie, and Kurt Pettersén. After him are Hjalmar Johansson, Maurice Peeters, Grigory Landsberg, Ken Wharton, Roger Vercel, and James M. Cox.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 8,254 out of 18,182Before him are George Herriman (1880), Deborah Shelton (1948), Cyrus West Field (1819), Walter Breuning (1896), Peggy Rea (1921), and James Neill (1860). After him are Esai Morales (1962), Rudy Tomjanovich (1948), Charles King (1880), Ruth Chatterton (1892), John Boehner (1949), and Tenskwatawa (1775).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 653Before him are Jimmie Vaughan (1951), Kim Kashkashian (1952), Michael McDonald (1952), John Patitucci (1959), Big Walter Horton (1921), and Buddy Miles (1947). After him are Laura Nyro (1947), Sid Wilson (1977), Jack White (1975), Alison Sudol (1984), Herbert Stothart (1885), and Randy Edelman (1947).