In 1940 Tommy Dorsey's lead singer, Jack Leonard, quit and Sinatra began a two-year stay with the trombonist. During those years, the band consistently hit the Top 10 (15 entries in 1940â41, including their first, the #1 hit I'll Never Smile Again).
ORIGIN OF THE SURNAME WILLIS. Some research indicates the surname ISN'T of Welsh origin, but of Norman origin. Supposedly the Willises came to England with William the Conquerer in the 11th century.The surname, Willis, also, doesn't have any other roots in England, Scotland, Ireland or Wales, although there are plenty of Willises scattered about these four countries at this time. They originally came during the Norman invasion.he surname, Willis, also, doesn't have any other roots in England, Scotland, Ireland or Wales, although there are plenty of Willises scattered about these four countries at this time.
The name derives from the Old French, Middle English mote, a moat, ditch or fortified stronghold, and was originally given as a topographical name to one who resided by such a fortification, or as a locational name to someone from any of the places in France named with this word.he first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Moth, which was dated 1273, in the Hundred Rolls of Norfolk, during the reign of King Edward 1, known as The Hammer of the Scots, 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation.