- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
- Jerry Lewis first wife, Patti Lewis, was a singer with Ted Fio Rito and his Orchestra. She left Rito's orchestra some time in late 1944 and joined Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra. Patti Palmer was her stage name; her birth name was Esther Calonico.
- Another singer with his band was June Haver. She met her first husband, Jimmy Zito, while singing with the band.
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