Kay Starr

Kay Starr

Kay Starr (born Catherine Laverne Starks; July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s. She was of Iroquois and Irish heritage. Starr performed multiple genres, such as pop, jazz, and country, but her roots were in jazz.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 21, 1922 (Oklahoma), Died November 3, 2016 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1944

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-038141	10-in.	7/26/1939	Love with a capital "You"	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Kay Starr	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-038142	10-in.	7/26/1939	Baby me	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Kay Starr	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Decca	72450	10-in.	10/17/1944	Into each life some pain must fall	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		vocalist
Decca	72451	10-in.	10/17/1944	You always hurt the one you love	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		vocalist
Decca	L 3488	10-in.	8/3/1944	Sharecroppin' blues	Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Kay Starr		vocalist
Decca	L 3489	10-in.	8/3/1944	Come out, come out, wherever you are	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		vocalist
Decca	L 3490	10-in.	8/3/1944	What a difference a day made	Charlie Barnet Orchestra		vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Starr, Kay," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/345161.

Starr, Kay. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/345161.

"Starr, Kay." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.