William E. "Bill" Justis Jr. (October 14, 1926 – July 15, 1982) was an American pioneer Rock and Roll musician, composer, and musical arranger best known for his 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy." October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... The Grammy Hall of Fame Award is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old and that have qualitative or historical significance. Alphabetical listing by title: List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients A-D List of Grammy Hall... Raunchy is a Danish metal band formed in 1994. ...

Bill Justis was born in Birmingham, Alabama but grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and studied music at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. A trumpet and saxaphone player, while in university he performed with local jazz and dance bands. He returned home to Memphis in 1954 and was eventually taken on by Sam Phillips at Sun Records where he recorded music for himself as well as arranged the music for Sun artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash and Charlie Rich. Released in November of 1957, his song "Raunchy" was the first Rock and Roll instrumental hit and its popularity was such that it reached No.2 on the American Billboard record charts and to No. 1 on the Australian charts. Justis had one other significant hit record, "College Man", that went to No. 42. Nickname: The Magic City, Pittsburgh of the South, BHam Motto: Official website: http://www. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Nickname: The Big Easy Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register other than the cornet, its above the horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba. ... Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... Sam Phillips, born Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003), was a record producer who played an important role in the emergence of rock and roll as the major form of popular music in the 1950s. ... Label of the fourth Sun Records Sun Records has been the name for four 20th century record labels. ... Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter, and pianist, as well as an early pioneer of rock and roll music. ... Roy Orbison at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1987. ... John R. Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was a vastly influential American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ... An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or piece without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ...

In 1961, Bill Justis moved to Nashville where he became a successful record producer and music arranger for both Pop and country music performers at Monument and Mercury Records and other labels. He played saxaphone on the soundtrack for the 1964 Elvis Presley film, Kissin' Cousins and that same year took over as manager of the singing group, Ronny & the Daytonas. For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For the 1979 song by M, see Pop Muzik. ... Country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic Music, Blues, Gospel music, and Old-time music. ... Monument Records was a record label founded in 1958 by Fred Foster. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll, was an American singer, song producer and actor. ... Kissin Cousins is a 1964 Musical film starring Elvis Presley in two roles, one as an American soldier and the other, a hillbilly. ... Ronny & the Daytonas were a surf rock group of the early 1960s whose members included Paul Jensen (vocals, guitar), Don Henderson (Bass, Guitar), Lynn Williams (drums), Lee Craft (writing, guitar) and Buck Ronny Wilkins (writing, guitar, vocals) with contributions from many more. ...

Justis also wrote the music for several Hollywood motion pictures including the 1977 Burt Reynolds / Sally Field hit Smokey and the Bandit and the acting duos 1978 film, Hooper. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Burt Reynolds in a promotional photo from Burt Reynolds (born Burton Leon Reynolds on February 11, 1936 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American actor. ... Sally Field Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American movie and television actress. ... Smokey and the Bandit was a 1977 movie starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, and Mike Henry. ...

Bill Justis died in Nashville in 1982 at the age of 56 and was interred in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis. For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ...