Trivia

Sang the Top 20 American hit "Here Comes Summer" in 1959

In the film arena, Keller wrote soundtrack music for I Saw What You Did (1965) and Angel in My Pocket (1969). He also wrote "The Legend of Shenandoah", recited by James Stewart in the 1965 film Shenandoah.

Keller also wrote the English lyrics of "A Man and a Woman", from "Un homme et une femme" by Francis Lai and Pierre Barouh.

Jerry Keller is an American pop singer and songwriter.

Keller moved with his family to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he was six, and Keller attended Tulsa's Will Rogers High School, graduating in 1955. He attended the University of Tulsa and moved to New York in 1956.

Pat Boone, a friend from church, recommended Marty Mills as Keller's manager.

He maintained a long working association with songwriter/filmmaker Joe Brooks, performing Brooks' song "Rock and Roll Music" in the 1974 film The Lords of Flatbush,[7] and appearing in Brooks' films You Light Up My Life (1977) and If Ever I See You Again (1978).

Keller went on to be a number-one-call vocalist for television jingles throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

He was known as a vocal soloist in various school productions, and was often invited to do guest vocals with top bands touring the area. He formed the group and was a member of the Tulsa Boy Singers.

Keller's biggest self-penned hit was 1959's "Here Comes Summer". In 1959 it climbed to No. 14 in the Billboard Hot 100. The record reached No.1 in the UK for a week from October 9, 1959, but a lack of further chart appearances saw Keller branded as a one-hit wonder in Britain.