Kay Starr

Biography

Katherine LaVerne Starks, 21 July 1922, Dougherty, Oklahoma, USA. While she was still a child, Starr’s family moved to Dallas, Texas, where she made her professional debut on local radio before she had left school. In 1939 she was hired briefly by Glenn Miller when his regular singer, Marion Hutton, was sick. Starr made records with Miller, but was soon on the move. She spent brief spells with the bands of Bob Crosby and Joe Venuti, and attracted most attention during her mid-40s stint... Read more

Genres

Blues Easy Listening Holiday & Seasonal Movies Holiday & Seasonal Jazz Pop / Rock Soundtrack Vocals

Tags

jazz

female vocalists

swing

50s

jazz vocal

vocal jazz

oldies

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