Kay Starr
- MatchKay Starr
- 100%Alma Cogan
- 78%Dinah Shore
- 71%Rosemary Clooney
- 70%Lena Horne
- 69%Johnnie Ray
- 69%Johnny Ray
- 68%June Christy
- 68%Teresa Brewer
- 67%Bing Crosby
- 67%Patti Page
Biography
Katherine LaVerne Starks, 21 July 1922, Dougherty, Oklahoma, USA. While she was still a child, Starrs 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