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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Music Deaths: Kay Starr

KAY STARR, 94  Died November 3, 2016.

Best remembered for her 1952 hit "The Wheel of Fortune #1 and 1956's "Rock and Roll Waltz" which also went to #1.

She was born Katherine Laverne Starks in Dougherty, Oklahoma.  She sang with Glen Miller and Bob Crosby before signing a solo contract with Capitol Records where she had hits like "Hoop-De-Doo" (#2-1950) and "Bonaparte's Retreat" (#4-1950).

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