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.
A coat of arms was granted to Christopher Light of Horley in Oxfordshire, in1546. This has a blazon of a red field charged with a chevron between three silver rising swans. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Thomas de Leht.This was dated 1275, in the Hundred Rolls of Kent, during the reign of King Edward 1st of England, 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation.irstly it may be a nickname for a happy and cheerful person, and a derivation of the Olde English pre 7th century word leoht. Secondly it may be a similar nickname for someone who was busy and active, from the Olde English lioht, meaning nimble or quick.