Person

Kay Starr

Acting · 1922–2016 · Dougherty, Oklahoma, USA

Catherine Laverne Starks (July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016), known professionally as Kay Starr, was an American singer primarily from the 1940s through the 1950s. She performed multiple genres, such as pop, swing, and country, but her roots were in jazz. Her 1952 song "Wheel of Fortune" was a smash hit, and later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.

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  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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  The Merv Griffin Show

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  The Colgate Comedy Hour

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  The Ed Sullivan Show

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  The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

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  The Hollywood Palace

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  Startime

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• The Jim Nabors Hour

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  The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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  Stop That Dancing Up There

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• 2006Frankie Laine: An American DreamerSelf
• 1969The Jim Nabors Hour
• 1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf - Singer
• 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
• 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
• 1959StartimeSelf
• 1959Some of Manie's Friends
• 1957The Pied Piper of HamelinJohn's Mother
• 1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
• 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
• 1949Make Believe BallroomSelf
• 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
• 1944Stop That Dancing Up There