Famous People with Name Dorsey

Dorsey Burnette            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dorsey Burnette: was an early Rockabilly singer from Memphis, Tennessee and with his younger brother Johnny Burnette and a friend named Paul Burlison was one of the founder members of The Rock and Roll Trio.

James Jimmy Dorsey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Jimmy Dorsey: was a prominent American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter and big band leader.Jimmy Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the son of a music teacher and older brother of Tommy Dorsey who also became a prominent musician. He played trumpet in his youth, appearing on stage in a Vaudeville act as early as 1913. He switched to alto saxophone in 1915, and then learned to double on clarinet. While little-known now, Jimmy Dorsey played on a clarinet outfitted with the Albert system of fingering, as opposed to the more common Boehm system used by most of his contemporaries including Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw

Kenneth Simon Dorsey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kenneth Simon Dorsey: is a Cardiff-based British Paralympic sprinter. In 2000, when he was 19 years old, his right leg was amputated above the knee following a serious motorcycle accident. Undaunted, he took up running again after being fitted with a prosthesis, and participated in his first race in 2004. The following year, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) European Championships, and took the bronze medal in the 200 metres (sport class T42).In the 100-metre sprint, McFall subsequently won silver medals at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships in 2006 and the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. On 6 July 2007, he was placed third at the Meeting Gaz de France in Paris,

Thomas Andrew Dorsey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Andrew Dorsey: He is known as "the father of gospel music". Earlier in his life he was a leading blues pianist known as Georgia Tom.Dorsey was the music director at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago from 1932 until the late 1970s. His best known composition, "Take My Ha

Troy Glenn Dorsey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Troy Glenn Dorsey: is a former professional boxer and martial arts fighter. He is the only man in history to hold world titles in both karate and boxing.

Carl James Dorsey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Carl James Dorsey: was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.