New series 1/6. Russell Davies pays tribute to Tommy Dorsey , who died in 1956, aged 51, following an astonishing career as trombonist and band leader during the swing era of the 30s and 40s. Described as ambitious, bullying and pugnacious, Dorsey - brother of big-band star Jimmy Dorsey - charted with over 180 hits, including 17 US number ones. Defining recordings include The Music Goes Round and Round, Song of India, Marie, Once in a While, Music,
Maestro, Please, Boogie Woogie , On the Sunny Side of the Street, Opus One and, with Frank Sinatra and the Pied Pipers, /'1/ Never Smile Again and There Are Such Things. Producer Graham Pass