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Kay Starr (born Catherine Laverne Starks; July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) [1][2] 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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Nov 4, 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 and Roll Waltz,” died on...
The discography of American singer Kay Starr contains 18 studio albums, 18 compilation albums, one live album, 87 singles, 12 other charting songs and one additional album appearance. Starr's first singles were released in collaboration with the Ben Pollack Orchestra.
Nov 4, 2016 · Kay Starr, a ferociously expressive singer whose ability to infuse swing, pop and country songs with her own indelible, bluesy stamp made her one of the most admired recording artists of her...
Nov 4, 2016 · For Holiday, the vocalist Kay Starr, who died at her Bel Air home on Thursday at 94, was “the only white woman who could sing the blues.” Starr was responsible for hits including “Wheel of...
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".
Nov 4, 2016 · Kay Starr, who scored such huge 1950s hits as ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ and ‘Rock And Roll Waltz’ in a hugely successful, seven-decade career, died yesterday (3) at home in Los Angeles. She was 94.
The Great American Songbook Foundation Library & Archives. Born Katherine La Verne Starks on a reservation in Oklahoma, Kay Starr would become one of the most prolific voices of the 1940s and ’50s. She was known for incorporating the music of the American South and Southwest into her musical style.
Nov 4, 2016 · Kay Starr, a pop and jazz singer who was most popular in the 1950s, died Nov. 3, 2016, at her home in Los Angeles, according to multiple news sources, including The New York Times. She was...
