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Also known as Katherine LaVerne Starks

American singer (1922–2016)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Blue Ice

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1922-07-21
Active to
2016-11-03
2008 universal fire victimjazzvocal jazz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
542,090
Total plays
2,417,246

Tags

jazzfemale vocalistsswing50sjazz vocal

Kay Starr (Katherine Laverne Starks, July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) was an American pop and jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the 1940s and 1950s. Kay Starr was successful in every field of music she tried, jazz, country and pop. But her roots were in jazz, Billie Holiday, considered by many the greatest jazz singer of all time, called Starr "the only white woman who could sing the blues." She is best remembered for introducing two songs that became #1 hits in the 1950s, "Whe

via Last.fm · Kay Starr