Kenny Sargent
Laurel Kenneth Sargent (March 3, 1906 – December 20, 1969) was an American big band vocalist and saxophonist, primarily known for his work with the Casa Loma Orchestra in the 1930s and 40s. Born in Centralia, Illinois, Sargent was hired by Glen Gray of the Casa Loma Orchestra in the spring of 1931. He was the Casa Loma Orchestra's primary vocalist and a saxophonist in the late 1930s and early 40s. He had a smooth, high baritone singing voice. He recorded many popular ballads, including "It's the Talk of the Town", which was high on the national charts. Other popular songs he recorded are "Blue Moon", "City Called Heaven", "When I Grow Too Old to Dream". He performed the vocals in the first recording of the standard "You Go to My Head". Sargent left the band in 1943 to begin a career as a disc jockey, first at WHHM in Memphis, Tennessee. He later was a well-known radio personality in Dallas, Texas at radio stations KLIF (AM) and WRR in the 1950s and 1960s. He died in Dallas in 1969, aged 63. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 3, 1906, Died December 20, 1969
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, composer
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Recordings (Results 176-200 of 300 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 65263 | 10-in. | 3/24/1939 | You grow sweeter as the years go by | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 65264 | 10-in. | 3/24/1939 | If I had my way | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 65265 | 10-in. | 3/24/1939 | Tears from my inkwell | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66076 | 10-in. | 8/13/1939 | Prelude in C sharp minor (Rachmaninoff) | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66077 | 10-in. | 8/13/1939 | Beautiful love | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66078 | 10-in. | 8/13/1939 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66079 | 10-in. | 8/13/1939 | Love grows on the white-oak tree | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66080 | 10-in. | 8/13/1939 | Through (How can you say we're through?) | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66081 | 10-in. | 8/13/1939 | Shadows | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66683 | 10-in. | 9/28/1939 | My wild Irish rose | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66684 | 10-in. | 9/28/1939 | When Irish eyes are smiling | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66685 | 10-in. | 9/28/1939 | Come and get it | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66686 | 10-in. | 9/28/1939 | Under a blanket of blue | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66747 | 10-in. | 10/10/1939 | Blue rain | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66748 | 10-in. | 10/10/1939 | Shine on harvest moon | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66749 | 10-in. | 10/10/1939 | Out of space | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66750 | 10-in. | 10/10/1939 | Midnight lullaby | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 66753 | 10-in. | 10/11/1939 | Bless you (for being an angel) | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | ||
Decca | 67139 | 10-in. | 2/2/1940 | Watching the clock | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 67140 | 10-in. | 2/2/1940 | I concentrate on you | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 67141 | 10-in. | 2/2/1940 | Last night's gardenias | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 67142 | 10-in. | 2/2/1940 | Would'st could I but kiss Thy hand, oh babe | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 67235 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | Yours is my heart alone | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 67236 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | You've got me out on a limb | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | ||
Decca | 67237 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | Castle of dreams | Glen Gray Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sargent, Kenny," accessed October 1, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107214.
Sargent, Kenny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 1, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107214.
"Sargent, Kenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Sargent, Kenny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95015083
Wikidata: Kenny Sargent - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1664636
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/39567573
MusicBrainz: Kenny Sargent - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d1afdecc-7019-424b-ac99-c77a0558400a
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