Eugene Lucchesi

The founder of Delta Wholesale, Inc. Wine and Liquor Distributor and Executive Producer of the hit song Wooly Bully, (born in 1926, died, 11 Aug 2007) Gene Lucchesi founded XL Records (2) in 1964. After its smash success with Sam the Sham & the Pharaoh’s “Wooly Bully" — no. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles in 1965 — Lucchesi founded the Sounds Of Memphis Studio Founding supporter of St. Jude with Danny Thomas, member of Unico, supporter of the Nuns of the Poor Clares Monastery, member of the Knights of Columbus, Shrine Temple, a Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, was Memphis Italian Festivals "Man of the Year" in 2006, and Parishoner of St. Louis Catholic Church.