The Resume

(November 19, 1905-November 26, 1956)
Co-leader of the Dorsey Brother's Orchestra (1934-1935)
Leader of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (1935-1953)
Recorded 'On Treasure Island,' 'Alone,' 'You,' 'Marie,' 'The Big Apple,' 'Satan Takes a Holiday,' 'Indian Summer,' 'In the Blue of the Evening' and 'How Are Things in Glocca Morra?'
Brother of saxophonist Jimmy Dorsey
Co-hosted 'Stage Show' on CBS

Why he might be annoying:

He frequently fought with his brother Jimmy and other band members.
He quit the Dorsey Brother’s Orchestra just as it was poised to become the biggest band in the country.
He was demanding perfectionist and fired musicians easily if he didn't like their playing.
He never had confidence in his musical skills.
He was charged with assault after he beat up actor Jon Hall and tried to throw him off an apartment balcony (1944).
He punched out Benny Goodman in another fight.
When he hired Frank Sinatra as singer, he signed him to a life-long contract where 33 percent of Sinatra's professional earnings went to Tommy.
He refused to let Sinatra out of the contract until the American Federation of Radio Artists pressured him to do so.
His death was similar to Jimi Hendrix's in that he died choking on his vomit after overdosing on sleeping pills.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was known as the 'Sentimental Gentleman of Swing.'
He recorded over 90 songs that peaked in the top ten between 1935 and 1946, and recorded dozens more hits after that.
He hired some of the best jazz musicians in the country.
His band consistently ranked as one of the top two or three orchestras in the country.
Frank Sinatra gained most of his early success from singing with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.
Sinatra said he learned breath control by watching Tommy play the trombone.
He reconciled with Jimmy during the filming of a biopic about their lives.
Elvis Presley made his national television debut on the Dorsey's 'Stage Show.'

Credit: Calvin

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Call me Calvin's Profiles
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [November] (Ranked: 11191905)
• I am from Greenwich, Connecticut
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [D-G]
• I Died by Choking
• I Died in 1956 (Ranked: 51)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Have Dementia/Alzheimer's
• I Portrayed Myself
• I Recorded 'Summertime'
• I Sampled ‘Besame Mucho’
• I Sing About New York
• I'm Buried at Kensico Cemetery [Valhalla, New York]
• I'm in the Band With My Brother
• Look at Me, I'm Getting Blown
• Musicians Who Act
• My Band, My Name
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• My Song is on Sony's 'Soundtrack for a Century'
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1982)
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1998)
• National Radio Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1989)
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Profiles 16001-16250 (Ranked: 16199)
• Short Fuses
• We Married in Las Vegas

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 23 Votes: 13.04% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 65 Votes: 55.38% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 82 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 101 Votes: 53.47% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 52 Votes: 42.31% Annoying