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James Kern Kyser (June 18, 1905 – July 23, 1985), known as Kay Kyser, was an American bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s.
Kay Kyser was born on June 18, 1905 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for You'll Find Out (1940), That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) and Playmates (1941). He was married to Georgia Carroll. He died on July 23, 1985 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Kay Kyser was born on 18 June 1905 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for You'll Find Out (1940), That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) and Playmates (1941). He was married to Georgia Carroll. He died on 23 July 1985 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Kay Kyser was a hugely popular big band leader before Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman or Tommy Dorsey. This site has photos and information about Kay Kyser.
Jul 24, 1985 · Kay Kyser, whose swing-era band was known to radio listeners as the Kollege of Musical Knowledge, died of a heart attack yesterday in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 79 years old...
A Tribute to Kay Kyser - Biography. Which big-time bandleader and North Carolina native broke all sorts of attendance records, appeared in nearly a dozen movies, and became the top moneymaker in his field — all without learning to play a musical instrument?
Jul 24, 1985 · Radio’s Zany Band Director Kay Kyser Dies. James Kern (Kay) Kyser, the “Old Perfesser” on radio’s beloved “Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge,” died Tuesday of a heart attack.
One of the first bandleaders to become a radio celebrity, Kay Kyser was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on June 18, 1906. Kyser formed his first dance band in 1926 at the University of North Carolina.
Dec 3, 2012 · In its day, Kay Kyser’s band scored 35 top-10 hits, blazed across stages in Hollywood and New York, hobnobbed with the likes of Bette Davis and Lucille Ball, and placed the country boy from Rocky Mount among the most famous faces of swing-time jazz.
James Kern ("Kay") Kyser, orchestra leader, actor, and Christian Science lecturer, was born in Rocky Mount, the son of Paul B. and Emily Royster Howell Kyser. As a student at The University of North Carolina in 1926, he organized his first band and played for college dances.
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