Kay Starr
July 21, 1922 (103 years old) in 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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- 2006 · Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer as Self
- 1969 · The Jim Nabors Hour as
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1959 · Startime as
- 1959 · Some of Manie's Friends as
- 1957 · The Pied Piper of Hamelin as John's Mother
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · Star Time as Self
- 1949 · Make Believe Ballroom as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1944 · Stop That Dancing Up There as