Tommy Tucker And His Orchestra

Big band dance band popular in the 1940's. The band charted in the U.S. five times from 1940-1945, their top hit being “I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire,” with Amy Anrell singing vocals, which reached #4 in the U.S. Band members Don Brown (2) (vocals) and Billy Dee (saxophonist) were killed on May 20, 1951--in auto accident while still with Tommy Tucker Orchestra.