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Kay Starr
Biography
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.
Top Filmography
7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 // TV
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 // TV
5.5
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957 // MOVIE
6.8
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 // TV
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 // TV
4.5
The Hollywood Palace
1964 // TV
6.0
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 // TV
6.0
Startime
1959 // TV
5.5
Make Believe Ballroom
1949 // MOVIE
5.0
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006 // MOVIE
0.0
Some of Manie's Friends
1959 // MOVIE
0.0
Stop That Dancing Up There
1944 // MOVIE
0.0
The Jim Nabors Hour
1969 // TV
0.0
Star Time
1950 // TV