TOMMY DORSEY
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SSRH 849
September 12, 2026
Celebrating America 250
TOMMY DORSEY, 1946
Part 3
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Lang Worth Recording Session
September 10-11, 1946
CBS Vine Street Radio Playhouse
Hollywood
August 25, 1946
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Dorsey Drive 8
NBC Hollywood
(NBC) (KFI)
Wendell Niles, announcer
Duke Ellington, guest
September 22, 1946
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Dorsey Drive 12
NBC Hollywood
(NBC) (KFI)
Wendell Niles, announcer
Desi Arnaz, guest
September 29, 1946
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Dorsey Drive 13
NBC Hollywood
(NBC) (KFI)
Wendell Niles, announcer
Benny Goodman, guest
Playlist
(46-09-10/11) (YTNY 6328, Lang Worth CI-68B) Pussy Willow, (YTNY 6329, Lang Worth CI-74A) I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You (Introduction by Tommy Dorsey), (YTNY 6326, Lang Worth CI-72B) Rest Stop, (YTNY 6326, Lang Worth CI-70A) But She’s My Buddy’s Chick (Charlie Shavers. Vocal), (YTNY 6328, Lang Worth CI-73A) There Is No Breeze (To Cool The Flame Of Love) (Stuart Foster, vocal), (YTNY 6329, Lang Worth CI-68B) Song Of India (46-08-25) I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You (opening theme), Chloe, This Is Always (Stuart Foster, vocal), Tenderleaf Tea commercial, I’m Beginning to See the Light (Charlie Shavers. vocal), Duke Ellington dialogue, Marie and Solitude (gag version), Take the “A” Train (Duke Ellington, piano), Shefford Cheese commercial, Voices of Spring, I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You (closing theme) (46-09-22) I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You (opening theme), Opus No. 1, That’s My Home (Stuart Foster, vocal), Tenderleaf Tea commercial; Medley: Sweet Eileen (Clambake Seven) (Stuart Foster, vocal), Desi Arnaz Dialogue, Say “Si Si” (Desi Arnaz, vocal), Mr. Chopin Goes To Town, Shefford Cheese Commerical, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Tommy Dorsey trombone solo), I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You (closing theme) (46-09-29) I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You (opening theme), Blue Skies (Stuart Foster and the Band, vocal), This Time (Stuart Foster, vocal), Pussy Willow, Tenderleaf Tea Commerical, Benny Goodman Dialogue; Clarinade and Hora Staccato (Benny Goodman, clarinet solos), Shefford Cheese Commercial, The Searching Wind (Tommy Dorsey, trombone solo and Stuart Foster, vocal), I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You (closing theme) (46-09-10/11) (YTNY 6329, Lang Worth CI-68A) Boogie Woogie
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