A former boxer and marine, Lee Dorsey had his first hit (Sittin’ here la la waitin for my) Ya Ya” in 1961, which is worth up to $40.00. John Lennon recorded the song several years later. Other hits followed like “Do Re Mi” and the top 10 hit, “Workin In a Coal Mine,” covered by Devo in 1981. The “Ya Ya” album, released on Fury Records in 1962, is worth up to $250.00 today.