Kay Starr

Traditional pop music, Musical Artist

1922 –

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Who is Kay Starr?

Kay Starr is 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. But her roots were in jazz; and Billie Holiday, considered by many the greatest jazz singer of all time, called Starr "the only white woman who could sing the blues."

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Born
Jul 21, 1922
Dougherty
Also known as
  • Kay Star
  • Katherine Laverne Starks
  • Starr, Kay
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Nationality
  • United States of America
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Lived in
  • Oklahoma

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on July 23, 2013

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