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Kay Starr (born Catherine Laverne Starks; July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s. She was of Iroquois and Irish heritage. Starr performed multiple genres, such as pop, jazz, and country, but her roots were in jazz.
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Kay Starr: Jazz Singer is a studio album by Kay Starr. It was released in 1960 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-1438). It was produced by Dave Cavanaugh, and the music was arranged and conducted by Van Alexander.
Nov 3, 2016 · A jazz-influenced pop singer whose career crested in 1952 with the torchy "Wheel of Fortune," a massive pop hit. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1930s - 2010s. Born. July 21, 1922 in Dougherty, OK. Died. November 3, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA. Genre. Vocal, Jazz. Styles. Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Swing, Vocal Jazz.
Aug 26, 2023 · Katherine Laverne Starks, known as Kay Starr, was an American pop and jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the 1940s and 1950s. She is best remembered for introducing two songs that became #1 hits in the 1950s, "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Rock And Roll Waltz". Starr was successful in every field of music she tried: jazz, pop and country.
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Nov 4, 2016 · Nov. 3, 2016. Kay Starr, the self-described hillbilly singer who crisscrossed jazz, country, pop, blues and rock ’n’ roll in the 1950s with hits like “Wheel of Fortune” and “Rock...
Nov 4, 2016 · Nov. 4, 2016 12:25 PM PT. When the jazz and blues legend Billie Holiday offers a compliment about a singer, one tends to take note. For Holiday, the vocalist Kay Starr, who died at her Bel...
