Explore Pa History: Dorsey Brothers Handout

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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Handout

Explore Pa History: Dorsey Brothers

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A succinct biographical sketch that examines contributions to the jazz and swing eras by noted musicians, band leaders, and Pennsylvania natives, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey.

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pennsylvania, pennsylvania history

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big band era, early jazz, jazz, jazz bandleader, jazz evolution, saxophone, swing music, trombone, dorsey brothers orchestra, explore pennsylvania history: dorsey brothers, frank sinatra, jean goldkette, jimmy dorsey, paul whiteman, poconos, shanadoah, music, tommy dorsey

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Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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