Tommy Dorsey Orchestra — live event on Oct 18, 2026
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra live at Elsinore Theatre, Salem on Sun, Oct 18, 2:30 PM. Tickets from $46.11. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
In Big Band history, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is recognized as one of the best all-around dance bands. It could swing with the best of them, and no other band could come close to Tommy's when it came to playing ballads. Tommy Dorsey, "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing", was a master at creating warm, sentimental, and always musical moods – at superb dancing and listening tempos. Tommy sustained these moods through the arrangements of the likes of Paul Weston, Axel Stordahl and Sy Oliver, and he showcased singers who could project them brilliantly. Jack Leonard sang with the band for about four years, recording such fine sides as "Dedicated To You", "If It's The Last Thing I do", "Little White Lies", "You Taught Me To Love Again", "Once In A While", and, probably the most famous of all, "Marie". With the band singing vocal riffs as Jack sang the straight lyric, "Marie" was so successful that he recorded several more standard tunes with the same formula. They include "Who", "Yearning…
Starts: Sun, Oct 18, 2:30 PM
Ends: Sun, Oct 18, 4:30 PM
Where: 170 High Street Southeast, Salem, Oregon 97301, United States
Price: $46.11
Lineup
Venue: Elsinore Theatre
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