Kay Starr
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Biography
[Edit]A solid jazz singer whose early recordings tended to be forgotten after her ascendancy into the commercial sphere during the mid-'50s, Kay Starr was among the first pop singer to capitalize on the "rock fad" with her 1955 novelty "Rock and Roll Waltz." Her biggest hit came with the era-defining "Wheel of Fortune," a prime slice of '50s adult pop with a suitably brassy reading. Born in Oklahoma, she moved to Dallas at a young age and made her debut on radio while still in school. A brief stay with Glenn Miller & His Orchestra precipitated her working with groups led by Bob Crosby, Joe Venuti and finally Charlie Barnet. She recorded a few numbers with Barnet that earned her a solo contract with Capitol.
By 1948, Starr made her Your Hit Parade breakthrough with "You Were Only Foolin' (While I Was Falling in Love)." Subsequent hits like "Hoop-Dee-Doo," "Oh, Babe!" and "I'll Never Be Free" (the latter with Tennessee Ernie Ford) framed her in an emerging vein of the popular market that also looked back to traditional country and folk. In 1952, "Wheel of Fortune" became her biggest hit and one of the signature songs of the '50s pop sound. She struggled to reach a similar chart peak for several years afterwards, though "Comes A-Long A-Love" topped the British charts. With her move to RCA in 1955, though the comical "Rock and Roll Waltz" spent several weeks at number one. It was her last major hit, followed by just one additional Top Ten entry, 1957's "My Heart Reminds Me." By the 1960s, she had begun to concentrate more on performing (especially in Las Vegas) than recording, despite moving back to Capitol in 1961. In the '90s, she played several oldies packages, including the 3 Girls 3 tour with Helen O'Connell and Margaret Whiting.
Title: You've Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night / Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Remastered 2019)
Artist: Kay Starr
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: Jazz Oldies & Goodies Vol 8 / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Genre: Jazz
Title: All That Jazz, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vocal Jazz 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: All Time Greatest Jazz Singers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Joyful Holiday Music!
Genre: Kids
Title: The Best Hits of All Time, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Merry Vintage Christmas!
Genre:
Title: Women: Golden Oldies
Genre: Pop
Title: Two Way Family Favourites, Vol. 2
Genre:
Title: Glory of Love
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits and Highlights of 1956, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The War (The Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Christmas Music at the Dinner Table
Genre:
Title: Christmas Jazz Nights, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Jazz Vocals (Vol. 1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Fabulous Fifties Vol 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights Of 1950, Vol. 12
Genre: Pop
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 9 (Original Recordings)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Jazz Collection Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Divas of Jazz, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Ladies, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Original Pop Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz Oldies & Goodies Vol 11 / Tuxedo Juction
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Big Band Singers - 25 Song Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: Johnny Mercer's Perfection - The Composer Series
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soundies Digital (Jazz/Country/Pop), Vol. 13
Genre: Pop
Title: Soundies Digital (Jazz/Country/Pop), Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Soundies Digital (Jazz/Country/Pop), Vol. 14
Genre: Pop
Title: Soundies Digital (Jazz/Country/Pop), Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Soundies Digital (Jazz/Country/Pop), Vol. 23
Genre: Pop
Title: Swingin' on a Star, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Fabulous 50's Pop & Doo Wop, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: Blues, Swing and All That Jazz, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Above & Beyond - Rock, Pop & Reggae Heaven, Vol. 15
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 20
Genre: Pop
Title: Original Pop Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: It's Time To Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits of the Fifties
Genre: Pop
Title: Family Favourites from the Fifties
Genre: Pop
Title: Jubilee Hits Of 1953
Genre: Pop
Title: Ladies and Gentlemen of Song - the Platinum Collection
Genre:
Title: Remember Then Vol 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 27
Genre: Pop
Title: Spring Wedding 2013
Genre: Jazz
Title: Romantic Standards (The Great American Love Songs)
Genre:
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: Juke Box Hits of the 50's 1950
Genre: Pop
Title: The First 40 British Number Ones
Genre: Pop
Title: Time Was, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Most Beautiful Jazz Voices Vol 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Just for Variety, Vol. 4
Genre:
Title: Happy Christmas - 20 American Jazz Songs (Remastered)
Genre:
Title: Hits of the 50's, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: The No 1 Dixieland Album
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Songs We Love Vol 3
Genre: Pop
Title: April Wedding 2013
Genre: Jazz
Title: Radio Hits Vol 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights Of 1950, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz & Blues Divas
Title: Jubilee Hits of 1950's
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1951, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: 1950's Jubilee Hits Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 15
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hot Hits of 1951
Genre: Rock
Title: Just the Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Skyliner (feat. Lena Horne, Kay Starr, Peanuts Holland) [Giants of Jazz]
Artist: Charlie Barnet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Remixed - Holiday Classics Re-Grooved
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Holiday Dance Party - The Christmas Remixes
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: The War, A Ken Burns Film, The Soundtrack
Artist: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Let It Snow: Cuddly Christmas Classics From Capitol
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: La Grande Epopée de la Libération / La Grande Epopee de la Liberation
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop
Title: The Very Best Christmas TV Adverts of 2015 (Cover Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: 16 Tons Of Boogie: The Best Of Tennessee Ernie Ford
Artist: Tennessee Ernie Ford
Genre: World Music, Country
