Dorsey Quotes
11 quotes by 10 authors
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He taught me everything I know. Every note I write I learned from that man upstairs. People rave over my arranging today, and I just…
— Nelson Riddle
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My greatest teacher was not a vocal coach, not the work of other singers, but the way Tommy Dorsey breathed and phrased on the trombone.
— Frank Sinatra
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Tommy Dorsey would walk up to you if you had a tuxedo on and make sure you didn't have on white socks.
— Louie Bellson
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Tommy Dorsey was the last of the band leaders... He was ahead of his time; if he got drunk, he got difficult, but then who…
— Dick Haymes
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I joined Tommy Dorsey at the Paramount Theater in New York as a singer. I replaced Frank Sinatra.
— Ken Curtis
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I was always drawn to teachers who made class interesting. In high school, I enjoyed my American and English literature classes because my teachers, Jeanne…
— Ellen Ochoa
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James often wondered at the chain of flukes it must have taken to bring him through with his own life and limbs intact. Once he…
— Laini Taylor
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But you have to understand, mental illness is like cholesterol. There is is good kind and the bad. Without the good kind- less flavor to…
— Tim Dorsey
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We used to play the Savoy Ballroom, and we always had a boogie tune in the set. Bands like Tommy Dorsey used to do a…
— Jay McShann
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I went out to visit Dorsey Burnette, after I graduated high school.
— Jimmy Griffin
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Dorsey played the upright bass and steel guitar, as well as acoustic guitar. Johnny played acoustic guitar and together they were fabulous songwriters and singers.
— Jimmy Griffin
Who Wrote These Dorsey Quotes
10 authors contributed a total of 11 Dorsey Quotes as follows: