JIMMY DORSEY
Current Episode
SSRH 828
April 18, 2026
JIMMY DORSEY
1941
Decca Recording Sessions
February 3, 1941 – New York
March 3, 1941 – New York
March 19, 1941 – New York
April 29, 1941 – New York
May 19, 1941 – New York
August 1, 1941 – New York
September 2, 1941 – New York
October 9, 1941 – Los Angeles
December 10, 1941 – New York
December 22, 1941 – New York
April 17, 1941
Café Rouge
Hotel Pennsylvania
New York
NBC-Blue (WJZ)
Sustaining Broadcast
Bill Abernathy, announcer
Playlist
(3Feb41) (68054-A, Decca 3647) Turn Right, (68650-A, Decca 3629) Dona Maria (Bob Eberly, vocal), (68653-A, Decca 32657) Yours (Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, vocal), (68652-A, Decca 3629) Amapola (Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, vocal) (3Mar41) (68765-A, Decca 3711) La Rosita, (68762-A, Decca 3721) Au Reet (Helen O’Connell, vocal) (19Mar41) (68836-A, Decca 3710) In The Hush of The Night (Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, vocal), (68833-A, Decca 3710) My Sister and I (Bob Eberly, vocal), (68840-A, Decca 3698) Green Eyes (Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, vocal) (17Apr41) Program Open, Turn Left, Amapola (Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, vocal), Blue Champagne (Bob Eberly, vocal), Fingerbustin, Jimmy Dorsey dialogue, My Sister and I (Bob Eberly, vocal), Man, That’s Groovy (Helen O’Connell, vocal), Sowing Wild Notes (to close) (19Mar41) (68834-A, Decca 3698) Maria Elena (Bob Eberly, vocal) (29Apr41) (69092-A, Decca 3772) Aurora (Helen O’Connell, vocal), (69091-A, Decca 3775) Blue Champagne (Bob Eberly, vocal) (19May41) (69212-A, Decca 3859) Time Was (Duerme) (Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, vocal) (1Aug41) (69594-A, Decca 3963) Jim (Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, vocal) (2Sep41) (69690-A, Decca 4034) It Happened In Hawaii (Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, vocal) 9Oct41) (DLA-2791-A, Decca 4044) Any Bonds Today? (Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, vocal) (10Dec41) (70026-A, Decca 4122) Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry (Helen O’Connell, vocal) (70027-A, Decca 4132) If You Build A Better Mousetrap (Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, vocal), (70028-A, Decca 4123) Tangerine (Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, vocal) (22Dec41) (70089, Decca 4356) Murderistic
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