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Kay Starr

voc, *1922 US, Dougherty
Singer of Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. Katherine Laverne Starks

Kay Starr (born July 21, 1922, Dougherty, Oklahoma, USA – died November 3, 2016, Beverly Hills, California, USA) was an American pop and jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the 1940's and 1950's.

     
Genres
  • Pop
  • Jazz
  • World
  • Rock
  • Folk
Popular Tracks   
The Man with the Bag on Presenting Kay Starr by Kay Starr
Headless Horseman on Soundies Digital, Vol. 4 by Various Artists
C'est Magnifique - Remastered on Movin' On Broadway by Kay Starr
So Tired on The Definitive Kay Starr On Capitol by Kay Starr
Side By Side on The Fabulous Favorites by Kay Starr
Little Things Mean A Lot on Her Greatest Hits by Kay Starr
A Faded Summer Love on Losers, Weepers by Kay Starr
Wheel Of Fortune on The Fabulous Favorites by Kay Starr
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home - Remastered 2002 on I Cry By Night by Kay Starr
It's All Right With Me - 2002 - Remastered on Movin' On Broadway by Kay Starr

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Wheel Of Fortune - Her 58 Finest 1944-1960Kay Starr2018Compil.
Kay StarrKay Starr2017Compil.
Kay Starr: All Of MeKay Starr2017Album
45 RPM's (1960-1962) And RaritiesKay Starr2015Album
Kay Starr, Vol. 2: Seven Classic AlbumsKay Starr2014Compil.
The Fabulous Favorites!Kay Starr2014Album
Half A PhotographKay Starr2012Album
I've Got To Sing: Kay Starr Volume 9Kay Starr2011Album
Movin'!Kay Starr2011Single
Kay Starr SingsKay Starr2010Album
PerformanceKay Starr2010Compil.
Kay Starr SingsKay Starr2010Album
Songs By Kay StarrKay Starr2007Compil.
The Ultimate CollectionKay Starr2007Compil.
Just Plain Country / Tears And Heartaches Old RecordsKay Starr2006Compil.
Legendary Song StylistKay Starr2005Compil.
Wheel Of Fortune / Side By SideKay Starr2004Single
On The Sentimental SideKay Starr2004Compil.
The Fabulous Kay StarrKay Starr2004Compil.
For RealKay Starr2003Compil.
The Definitive Kay Starr On CapitolKay Starr2002Compil.
Superb StarrKay Starr2002Compil.
Kay StarrKay Starr2002Compil.
The One - The Only / Blue StarrKay Starr2002Compil.
Jazz Singer / The Fabulous Favourites!Kay Starr2002Compil.
Rockin' With Kay / I Hear The WordKay Starr2002Compil.
Original Studio Radio TranscriptionsKay Starr2001Compil.
20 ClassicsKay Starr2000Compil.
Best Of The Standard TranscriptionsKay Starr2000Compil.
Honeysuckle RoseKay Starr2000Compil.
The Kay Starr CollectionKay Starr2000Compil.
StardustKay Starr2000Compil.
The Essential RCA Singles CollectionKay Starr1999Compil.
The Complete Lamplighter Recordings 1945 - 1946Kay Starr with Barney Bigard1998Compil.
The RCA YearsKay Starr1998Compil.
For YouKay Starr1998Compil.
EMI Presents The Magic Of Kay StarrKay Starr1997Compil.
I Cry By Night / "Losers, Weepers..."Kay Starr1997Compil.
A Rising StarrKay Starr1997Compil.
Kay Starr Sings StandardsKay Starr1997Compil.
Jazz Masters (100 Ans De Jazz)Kay Starr1997Compil.
Skyliner. 1940-1945Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra Featuring Lena Horne, Kay Starr & Peanuts Holland1996Compil.
Spotlight On ... Kay StarrKay Starr1995Compil.
Swings The StandardsKay Starr1995Compil.
Side By SideKay Starr1995Compil.
Capitol Collectors SeriesKay Starr1991Compil.
Greatest HitsKay Starr1991Compil.
Live At Freddy's 1986Kay Starr1987Album
Rock And Roll WaltzKay Starr1987Single
The Uncollected 1949 Vol. 2Kay Starr, Les Paul, Joe Venuti, Billy Butterfield1986Album
The Rock And Roll Waltz / My Heart Reminds MeKay Starr1986Single
The Uncollected Kay Starr In The 1940s - 1947Kay Starr1985Album
Rock And Roll Waltz / Don't You KnowKay Starr / Della Reese1985Single
The Feeling Doesn't Go AwayKay Starr1981Single
Kay StarrKay Starr1981Album
Pure GoldKay Starr1976Compil.
Back To The RootsKay Starr1975Album
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra Featuring Kay StarrCharlie Barnet And His Orchestra Featuring Kay Starr1975Compil.
Stars Of The FiftiesKay Starr1975Compil.
What Can I Say After I Say I'm SorryKay Starr1975Single
Kay Starr's AgainKay Starr1974Compil.
Kay Starr's AgainKay Starr1974Compil.
CountryKay Starr1974Album
Something's Missing / Tie A Yellow RibbonKay Starr1974Single
New Frankie And JohnnieKay Starr1974Single
Rangers Waltz / Saturday NightKay Starr1973Single
Knock, Knock, Who's There?Kay Starr1970Single
The 12th Street Marching BandKay Starr1968Single
How About ThisKay Starr & Count Basie1968Album
When The Lights Go On AgainKay Starr1968Album
Some Sweet TomorrowKay Starr1968Single
When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)Kay Starr With The California Dreamers1967Single
Portrait Of A StarrKay Starr1966Album
Old RecordsKay Starr1966Single
Tears & Heartaches / Old RecordsKay Starr1966Album
Look On The Brighter Side / Lorna's HereKay Starr1965Single
I Forgot To ForgetKay Starr1965Single
Never Dreamed I Could Love Someone NewKay Starr1965Single
The Lord Don't Play FavoritesKay Starr1964Single
Dancing On My Tears / It's Happening All Over AgainKay Starr1964Single
Friends / Together AgainKay Starr1964Single
No Regrets / Cherche La RoseKay Starr1963Single
Kay Starr SingsKay Starr1963Album
To Each His Own / Make A CircleKay Starr1963Single
Four Walls / Oh, Lonesome MeKay Starr1962Single
Just Plain CountryKay Starr1962Album
I Cry By NightKay Starr1962Album
Baby, Won't You Please Come HomeKay Starr1962Single
Bossa Nova Casanova / Swingin' At The Hungry OKay Starr1962Single
I'll Never Be FreeKay Starr1961Single
I hear The WordKay Starr1961Single
Well I Ask Ya / The Rough RidersKay Starr1961Single
All Starr Hits!Kay Starr1961Compil.
Foolin' AroundKay Starr1961Single
Losers, WeepersKay Starr1960Single
Wish Upon A StarrKay Starr1960Compil.
You Always Hurt The One You LoveKay Starr1960Single
When I Lost YouKay Starr1960Single
Rockin' With KayKay Starr1960Single
One More TimeKay Starr1960Compil.
Losers, WeepersKay Starr1960Album
Baubles, Bangles And BeadsKay Starr1960Single
Into Each Life Some Rain Must FallKay Starr1960Single
Kay StarrKay Starr With Hal Mooney And His Orchestra1960Compil.
losers, weepers Part 3Kay Starr1960Single
Starr BrightKay Starr1960Album
Just For A Thrill / Out In The Cold AgainKay Starr1960Single
Movin' on BroadwayKay Starr1960Album
Kay Starr: Jazz SingerKay Starr1960Album
I Couldn’t Care Less / (I Don’t Care) Only Love MeKay Starr1959Single
I Hear The WordKay Starr1959Album
Riders In The Sky / Night TrainKay Starr1959Single
The Heavenly Kay StarrKay Starr1959Single
Movin' ! Part 2Kay Starr1959Single
Movin'!Kay Starr1959Album
Movin' on BroadwayKay Starr1959Single
On A Slow Boat To ChinaKay Starr1959Single
¡¡¡Llegó El Rock And Roll!!!Elvis Presley / Perez Prado / Eartha Kitt / Kay Starr1958Single
Rockin' With KayKay Starr1958Album
Rockin' ChairKay Starr With Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra And Chorus1958Single
Kay StarrKay Starr1958Single
Voodoo ManKay Starr1958Single
My Heart Reminds MeKay Starr1957Single
In A Blue Mood Part 3Kay Starr1957Single
Kay StarrKay Starr1957Single
In A Blue Mood Part 1Kay Starr1957Single
Singin' Swingin'Kay Starr / Erroll Garner1957Album
Help Me / The Last Song And DanceKay Starr1957Single
Kay StarrKay Starr1957Compil.
Jamie BoyKay Starr1957Single
A Little LonelinessKay Starr1957Single
Blue StarrKay Starr1957Album
Second Fiddle / Love Ain't RightKay Starr1956Single
The Good Book / The Things I Never HadKay Starr1956Single
The One-The Only Kay StarrKay Starr1956Single
What A Star Is KayKay Starr With Hal Mooney And His Orchestra1956Single
Songs By Kay StarrKay Starr1956Album
Touch And Go / The Brass RingKay Starr1956Single
The One, The OnlyKay Starr1956Album
Swingin' With The StarrKay Starr1956Album
In A Blue MoodKay Starr1955Album
Good And LonesomeKay Starr1955Single
Gene Norman Presents Kay StarrKay Starr1955Single
Rock And Roll Waltz / I've Changed My Mind A Thousand TimesKay Starr1955Single
Without A Song / Home Sweet Home On The RangeKay Starr1955Single
In A Blue Mood Part 1Kay Starr1955Single
Today's HitsKay Starr, John Gordy, Eddie Fisher, Nilla Pizzi1955Single
Foolishly Yours / For Better Or WorseKay Starr With Hal Mooney And His Orchestra1955Single
If Anyone Finds This, I Love YouKay Starr With Hal Mooney And His Orchestra1955Single
The Hits Of Kay StarrKay Starr1954Compil.
The Kay Starr StyleKay Starr1954Album
Fortune In Dreams / Am I A Toy Or TreasureKay Starr1954Album
The Kay Starr StyleKay Starr1954Album
If You Love Me (Really Love Me) / The Man UpstairsKay Starr1954Album
The Hits Of Kay Starr (Part 2)Kay Starr1953Compil.
Side By Side / Too Busy!Kay Starr1953Album
Hallelujah, I Love Him So / My ManKay Starr & Count Basie1953Single
Side By Side / Noah!Kay Starr1953Album
The Hits of Kay Starr (Part 1)Kay Starr1953Compil.
Changing Partners/ I’ll Always Be In Love With YouKay Starr1953Album
Half A Photograph / So TiredKay Starr1953Album
The Breeze / Waiting At The End Of The RoadKay Starr1953Album
Capitol Presents Kay StarrKay Starr1953Album
Honey / Don't Meddle In My MoodKay Starr1953Album
Changing Partners / Half A PhotographKay Starr1953Single
Wheel of Fortune / Cow Cow BoogieKay Starr, Ella Mae Morse1952Single
I Wanna Love You / Two BrothersKay Starr1952Album
Comes A-Long A-Love / Three LettersKay Starr1952Album
Wheel Of Fortune / I Wanna Love YouKay Starr1952Album
The Blacksmith Blues / Wheel Of FortuneElla Mae Morse / Kay Starr1952Album
Wheel Of Fortune / I Wanna Love YouKay Starr1952Album
Ho Ho Ha Ha Me Too / AngryKay Starr1952Album
Fool, Fool, Fool / Kay's LamentKay Starr1952Album
I Waited A Little Too Long / (Ho Ho Ha Ha) Me TooKay Starr1952Single
Lovesick Blues / Evenin'Kay Starr1951Album
The Breeze / Side By SideKay Starr1951Album
So Help Me / Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold MeKay Starr1951Album
Come On-A My HouseKay Starr1951Single
Come Back My Darling / Then You've Never Been BlueKay Starr1951Album
What Is This Thing Called Love / Them There EyesKay Starr1951Album
Kay Starr And Tennessee Ernie FordKay Starr And Tennessee Ernie Ford1951Single
Wabash Cannon Ball / So TiredKay Starr with Merle Travis And His Orchestra1951Album
Bonaparte's Retreat / HoneymoonKay Starr1951Single
You're My Sugar / Oceans Of TearsKay Starr And Tennessee Ernie Ford1951Album
On A Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor / Two BrothersKay Starr1951Album
I Cried For You / Star DustKay Starr With Crystalette All Stars1950Album
Swamp-Fire / When My Dreamboat Comes HomeKay Starr1950Single
Hoop-Dee-Doo / A Woman Likes To Be ToldKay Starr1950Album
On StageKay Starr With Martha Tilton & Curt Massey1950Compil.
Flow Gently Sweet AftonKay Starr1950Single
(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag / Christopher Robin Is Saying His PrayersKay Starr1950Single
Sunday / Betcha I GetchaKay Starr With Crystalette All Stars1950Album
Bonaparte's Retreat / Someday SweetheartKay Starr1950Single
Laughing On The Outside / Baby Won't You Please Come HomeKay Starr With Crystalette All Stars1950Single
Dixieland Band / Flyin' Too HighKay Starr With Crystalette All Stars1950Single
Where Or When / There's A Lull In My LifeKay Starr With Crystalette All Stars1950Single
Oh Babe / Everybody's Somebody's FoolKay Starr1950Album
Stormy WeatherKay Starr1950Single
Mississippi / He's A Good Man To Have AroundKay Starr1950Album
Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own / I'll Never Be FreeKay Starr And Tennessee Ernie Ford1950Album
The Texas Song / When You're A Long Long Way From HomeKay Starr1950Album
Mama Goes Where Papa GoesKay Starr1950Single
Ya Gotta Buy, Buy, Buy, For Baby / Break It To Me GentlyKay Starr With Frank De Vol And His Orchestra1949Album
You Broke Your Promise / Second-Hand LoveKay Starr1949Album
I Wish I Had A Wishbone / There's Yes! Yes! In Your EyesKay Starr With Frank De Vol And His Orchestra1949Album
It's All Right With MeKay Starr1949Single
Them There Eyes / What Is This Thing Called LoveKay Starr1949Album
Tell Me How Long The Train's Been Gone / A Game Of Broken HeartsKay Starr1949Album
I’m Oh So Lonesome Tonight / It’s The First TimeKay Starr1949Album
Good For Nothing Joe / Ain't Misbehavin'Kay Starr1949Album
Cottontop / Easy Does It / Steady DaddyStan Hasselgard And His All Star Six / Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra / Kay Starr1949Album
Who's Foolin' Who? / Bob London InterviewKay Starr With Crystalette All Stars / Bob London1949Album
Well I Ask YaKay Starr1949Single
Wabash Cannonball / How It Lies, How It Lies, How It LiesKay Starr1949Album
You've Got to See Mama Ev'ry Night / Mercy, Mercy, MercyKay Starr1948Album
Many Happy Returns Of The Day / Mamma Goes Where Papa GoesKay Starr1948Album
You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love) / A Faded Summer LoveKay Starr1948Album
Snuggled On Your Shoulder (Cuddled In Your Arms) / Don't Let Your Love Go WrongKay Starr1948Album
So Tired / Steady DaddyKay Starr1948Album
He's Funny That Way / It Ain't Gonna Be Like That / Old Rockin' ChairKay Starr / Frankie Laine / Louis Armstrong With Edmond Hall Swing Sextet1947Album
Then I'll Be Tired Of You / Was That The Human Thing To Do?Kay Starr1947Album
Solitude / There's A Lull In My LifeMarie Greene And Her The V-Disc All Stars / Kay Starr1946Album
Should I / Don't Meddle In My MoodKay Starr With Ben Pollack And His Orchestra1945Album
Honey / I Ain't Gonna CryKay Starr With Ben Pollack And His Orchestra1945Album
He Cha Cha'd In / Oh, Now I Miss You TonightKay Starr with Henri René And His OrchestraSingle
So Help MeKay StarrSingle
The Good Book / Without A SongKay StarrSingle
Don't Tell Him What Happened To Me / AngryKay StarrSingle
Rock And Roll Waltz / Naughty Lady Of Shady LaneKay Starr / The Ames BrothersSingle
I Don't Remember You / When The Lights Go On AgainKay StarrSingle
Kay Starr Sings Volume 2Kay StarrAlbum
Nobody's Sweetheart / HoneymoonKay StarrAlbum
Happy Days And Lonely NightsKay StarrSingle
Share Croppin' Blues / I'm the Lonesomest Gal in TownKay StarrAlbum
On StageKay StarrAlbum
Voice TracksKay StarrSingle
Kay Starr's AgainKay StarrSingle
Come On-A My House/Rock Me To SleepKay Starr, Peggy LeeAlbum
(I Don't Care) Only Love MeKay StarrSingle
St. Louis Blues / After You've GoneCrystalette All Stars, Kay StarrAlbum
Indiana / Swingin' Down The LaneKay StarrSingle
The Kay Starr StyleKay StarrSingle
Sing Low, Sing LoveJack Jones / Vic Damone / George Chakiris / June Christy / Keely Smith / Kay StarrCompil.
Noah! / Half A PhotographKay StarrAlbum
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