Staying with Basie until 1961, Williams also had hits with "Alright, Okay, You Win," "Going to Chicago," and "The Comeback".
They had hits with "Colonel Bogey March 195858) and "The Children's Marching Song Nick Nack Paddy Wackk)" (1959).
In Britain, they had hits with "With a Girl Like You" (No. 1) and "I Can't Control Myself" (No. 2), both in 1966.
Coldplay and Jay-Z have had hits with their elegant melodies and their image has influenced David Bowie, Daft Punk and Kanye West.
Other people, such as Barbra Streisand and the 5th Dimension, had hits with her songs: she was a bit of a Carole King.
It had hits with a version of T. Rex's "Bang a Gong" and with "Some Like It Hot" but disbanded because Mr. Palmer was unwilling to tour.
As well as the success of Cinderella, Disney has had hits with Alice in Wonderland, which made over $1bn worldwide and last year's Maleficent which made over $750m.
The actor, writer, director and producer Tyler Perry has had hits with film adaptations of his plays, including "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "Madea's Family Reunion".
He's had hits with songs like "Social Problem," sung from the point of view of the street kid he once was himself but has also found inspiration in the samba, the touchstone style of all Brazilian music.
The group, which flourished for about a decade starting in the early '50s, had hits with "Gloria" and "Speedoo," whose title is a variant spelling of Mr. Carroll's nickname.
When they finished, Mercer called his friend the singer Margaret Whiting, who'd had hits with "That Ole Black Magic" and "Come Rain or Come Shine," and asked if he and Arlen could come over right away.
