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1993 Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies

1990 T Issan Dorsey, founder (Hartford St. Zen Center SF), dies

1986 Lee Dorsey, R&B singer, dies at 59

1986 [Irving] Lee Dorsey, [Kid Chocolate], U.S. boxer/singer, dies at 59

1981 Bob Eberly, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band), dies at 65

1979 Dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack

1970 Dorsey Levens, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1957 "So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orch peaks at #2

1957 James F "Jimmy" Dorsey, U.S. orchestra leader, dies at 53

1956 Tommy Dorsey, big bandleader, dies at 51

1956 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show)

1942 Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded "I'll Take Tallulah"

1941 Jimmy Dorsey and Orch record "Green Eyes" and "Maria Elena"

1941 Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey Orch record "Everything Happens to Me"

1940 Billboard publishes its 1st singles record chart (#1 is "I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey)

1940 Frank Sinatra's singing debut in Indianapolis (Tommy Dorsey Orch)

1939 "All the Things You Are" recorded by Tommy Dorsey Orch

1936 Engelbert Humperdinck, [Arnolde Dorsey], India, singer, EH Show

1932 Dorsey Burnette, Memphis, rocker, Tall Oak Tree, Hey Little One

1931 Musical "Everybody's Welcome" with T/J Dorsey premieres in New York City

1927 Stan Getz, Philadelphia, jazz tenor saxophonist, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey

1924 [Irving] Lee Dorsey, New Orleans, vocalist, Working in the Coal Mines

1916 Bob Eberly, Mechanicsville, New York, singer, Jimmy Dorsey Band

1911 George Dorsey, American Politician

1905 Tommy Dorsey, Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Stage Show, Mahogany

1904 Jimmy Dorsey, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Stage Show

1863 William Dorsey Pender, U.S. Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29

1842 George Dorsey, American Politician

1834 William Dorsey Pender, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1863



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