By the time Frank Sinatra joined the Tommy Dorsey Band in January of 1940, Dorsey had been leading a swing orchestra since 1935 and had been performing professionally since 1919 in eastern Pennsylvania. [Photo above of Dick Jones]
Who Was Arranger Dick Jones?
He was one of the forward-thinking arrangers who gave Tommy Dorsey his sound
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