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Sammy Kaye (born Samuel Zarnocay Jr.; March 13, 1910 – June 2, 1987) was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era.
Sammy Kaye. Soundtrack: Wonder Wheel. Composer ("Remember Pearl Harbor") and conductor, educated on scholarship at Ohio University. He organized his first dance band while in college, eventually opening the College Inn, featuring his orchestra.
- March 13, 1910
- June 2, 1987
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Sammy Kaye, the leader of one of the most popular ''sweet bands'' of the swing era, died of cancer on Tuesday at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J. He was 77 years old.
Sammy Kaye, 77, a bandleader who kept millions of Americans dancing for four decades to his "swing and sway" rhythms, died of cancer Tuesday at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J.
Sammy Kaye. Soundtrack: Wonder Wheel. Composer ("Remember Pearl Harbor") and conductor, educated on scholarship at Ohio University. He organized his first dance band while in college, eventually opening the College Inn, featuring his orchestra.