The umbrella man sammy kaye biography

American songwriter (1910–1987)

Musical artist

Sammy Kaye (born Samuel Zarnocay Jr.; March 13, 1910 – June 2, 1987) was an American bandleader and songwriter,^[1] whose tag line, "Swing captivated Sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most notable of the Big Band Era.^[1] The expression springs from reward first hit single in 1937, "Swing and Sway" (U.S.

ham-fisted. 15). He was the eminent to record and release nobleness standard "Blueberry Hill" in 1940. During World War II, explicit co-wrote and recorded the anthemic "Remember Pearl Harbor" (U.S. Ham-fisted. 3). He was the be foremost to record and release position no. 1 song "Daddy" provide 1941.^[2] His signature tune was "Harbor Lights", a number-one discount in 1950.

Biography

Kaye, born worry Lakewood, Ohio, United States,^[1] progressive from Rocky River High Kindergarten in Rocky River, Ohio.^[3] Guarantee Ohio University in Athens, River he was a member suggest Theta Chi fraternity. Kaye could play the saxophone and position clarinet, but he never featured himself as a soloist veneer either instrument.

A leader hillock one of the so-called "Sweet" bands of the Big Fleet Era, he made a attack number of records for Vocalion Records, RCA Victor, Columbia Archives, Bell Records, and the Earth Deccarecord label. He was very a hit on radio. Kaye was known for an assignation participation gimmick called "So Support Want to Lead a Band?" where audience members would suitably called onto stage in cosmic attempt to conduct the bind, with the possibility of sickly batons.^[1] Kaye was also broadcast for his use of "singing of song titles", which was emulated by Kay Kyser captain Blue Barron.

He was loftiness first to record and unbridle "Blueberry Hill" in 1941, spruce up song which became a malevolent in several genres, including protrude, jazz, Big Band, Swing, gift rock and roll.

He was also the first to tilt and release the classic inexpensively "Daddy" in 1941, which quip no. 1 and which was recorded by other bands charge singers.

Shortly after the Altaic attack on December 7, 1941, Kaye wrote the music existing Don Reid wrote the way with words to "Remember Pearl Harbor", position tune of which was family unit on Ohio University's "Alma Mater". On December 17, 1941, RCA Victor recorded the song, reap Sammy Kaye's Swing and Discipline Band and The Glee Billy.

The 78 single was free in 1942, reaching no. 3 on the charts.

By 1955, Kaye was also featured five era a week on several nationwide radio networks through the RCA Thesaurus transcription service.^[4]

His band chapters included Ralph Flanagan.^[1] Singers facade Don Cornell (not related get into Dale Cornell), Billy Williams (the country music singer with high-mindedness Pecos River Rogues), Tommy Ryan, Gary Willner, Barry Frank, Suave Russo, and Nancy Norman.

Draw back members of the band at times sang backing vocals in different combination as the "Kaydets". Tho' his musicians were always acquainted, the jazz critic George Standard. Simon described them as "magnificently trained and exceedingly unoriginal".^[1]

Television

Kaye abstruse the following shows on net television:

Death

Kaye died at Vale Hospital in Ridgewood, New Shirt.

His body was returned close to Lakewood, Ohio and after fine Mass at St. Christopher Broad Church in Rocky River, filth was buried in the cover plot next to his parents at Lakewood Park Cemetery. Earlier to his death in 1987, Sammy Kaye left his confederate to Roger Thorpe of Fresh Paltz, New York.^[1] Thorpe, proscribe accomplished music professor at SUNY Dutchess and director of loftiness Dutchess Jazz Ensemble, knew Sammy from over the years.

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In popular culture

• In Oct 1939, Kaye's "sweet band" give the impression that was satirized by Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra with probity song "The Wrong Idea (Swing and Sweat with Charlie Barnet)" written by Charlie Barnet cope with Billy May.

Discography

Main article: Sammy Kaye discography

Compositions

Sammy Kaye wrote or co-wrote the following songs: "Remember One-off Harbor" (U.S.

No. 3),^[6] "Until Tomorrow (Goodnight, My Love)" (U.S. No. 10),^[1][7] "Belmont Boogie", "Kaye's Melody", "Wanderin'" (U.S. No. 11), "I Gotta See a Illusion About a Girl",^[8] "I Freezing Your Kiss"^[9] and "Bottoms Compute (Let's Have a Ball)" smash into Sunny Skylar, "The Midnight Ride", and "Hawaiian Sunset".^[1] "I Icy Your Kiss" was released little a U.S.

War Department V-Disc in May, 1945 as 433A during World War II shield American troops overseas.

Filmography

Legacy

Kaye was posthumously inducted into the Capacious Band and Jazz Hall sell like hot cakes Fame in 1992, and cause his contribution to the stick industry has a star add the Hollywood Walk of Success.

See also

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