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Kay Starr
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 mu…
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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
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1969
The Jim Nabors Hour
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1964
The Hollywood Palace
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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1962
The Merv Griffin Show
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1959
Startime
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1959
Some of Manie's Friends
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1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
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1949
Make Believe Ballroom
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1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
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