The Sun Studio recording of “Great Balls of Fire” reached No.
2 on the Billboard pop charts, No. 3 on the R&B charts, and No.
1 on the country charts. It was ranked as the 96th greatest song
ever by Rolling Stone and is also listed as one of the world’s best-
selling singles of all time. 

Jerry Lee Lewis just turned 81 in September.

Thomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey, Jr.
(November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956⁾

The song "Georgia on My Mind" was originally recorded by Hoagy
Carmichael and is often associated now with the popular version
by Ray Charles, a native of Georgia, who recorded it in 1960. It
became the official state song of Georgia in 1979.

Howard Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael
(November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981)

Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983).

Harry James recorded Misirlou, a traditional song from the Eastern
Mediterranean region. It peaked at #22 on the popularity chart.

The Gramercy Five’s biggest hit was "Summit Ridge Drive," one of Artie 
Shaw’s million-selling singles. In 1990, a compact disc collection of The Complete Gramercy Five sessions was released.

Artie Shaw (Arthur Jacob Arshawsky)  
(May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004)