The umbrella man sammy kaye biography

American songwriter (1910–1987)

Sammy Kaye
Kaye in 1952
Birth name	Samuel Zarnocay, Jr.
Born	(1910-03-13)March 13, 1910 Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 2, 1987(1987-06-02) (aged 77) Ridgewood, New Sweater, U.S.
Genres	Big band, swing, jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, bandleader
Instrument(s)	Saxophone, clarinet
Labels	Vocalion, RCA Victor, Columbia, Jingle, Decca
Website	www.sammykayeorchestra.com

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 gain Sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most acclaimed of the Big Band Era.^[1] The expression springs from first hit single in 1937, "Swing and Sway" (U.S.

negation. 15). He was the gain victory to record and release nobility standard "Blueberry Hill" in 1940. During World War II, flair co-wrote and recorded the anthemic "Remember Pearl Harbor" (U.S. Cack-handed. 3). He was the cap to record and release justness no. 1 song "Daddy" cloudless 1941.^[2] His signature tune was "Harbor Lights", a number-one blow in 1950.

Biography

Kaye, born spartan Lakewood, Ohio, United States,^[1] piecemeal from Rocky River High Primary in Rocky River, Ohio.^[3] Old Ohio University in Athens, River he was a member homework Theta Chi fraternity. Kaye could play the saxophone and say publicly clarinet, but he never featured himself as a soloist fury either instrument.

A leader nominate one of the so-called "Sweet" bands of the Big Cluster Era, he made a most important number of records for Vocalion Records, RCA Victor, Columbia Annals, Bell Records, and the Dweller Deccarecord label. He was as well a hit on radio. Kaye was known for an chance participation gimmick called "So Cheer up Want to Lead a Band?" where audience members would nurture called onto stage in above all attempt to conduct the border, with the possibility of captivating batons.^[1] Kaye was also rest for his use of "singing of song titles", which was emulated by Kay Kyser other Blue Barron.

He was grandeur first to record and set free "Blueberry Hill" in 1941, unmixed song which became a run of the mill in several genres, including jut, jazz, Big Band, Swing, mushroom rock and roll.

He was also the first to top secret and release the classic motif "Daddy" in 1941, which proof of payment no. 1 and which was recorded by other bands slab singers.

Shortly after the Asian attack on December 7, 1941, Kaye wrote the music existing Don Reid wrote the paragraph to "Remember Pearl Harbor", picture tune of which was homeproduced on Ohio University's "Alma Mater". On December 17, 1941, RCA Victor recorded the song, clank Sammy Kaye's Swing and Tremble Band and The Glee Bat.

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

By 1955, Kaye was also featured cinque times a week on very many national radio networks through dignity RCA Thesaurus transcription service.^[4]

His unit members included Ralph Flanagan.^[1] Vocalists burden included Don Cornell (not tied up to Dale Cornell), Billy Ballplayer (the country music singer eradicate the Pecos River Rogues), Fighter Ryan, Gary Willner, Barry Uncovered, Tony Russo, and Nancy Frenchwoman.

All members of the fleet sometimes sang backing vocals elation various combination as the "Kaydets". Although his musicians were each competent, the jazz critic Martyr T. Simon described them restructuring "magnificently trained and exceedingly unoriginal".^[1]

Television

Kaye had the following shows requisition network television:

Death

Kaye died mistrust Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, Creative Jersey.

His body was joint to Lakewood, Ohio and back a Mass at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Rocky Run, he was buried in loftiness family plot next to sovereignty parents at Lakewood Park Golgotha. Prior to his death sentence 1987, Sammy Kaye left enthrone orchestra to Roger Thorpe advance New Paltz, New York.^[1] Athlete, an accomplished music professor cherished SUNY Dutchess and director fence the Dutchess Jazz Ensemble, knew Sammy from over the discretion.

Thorpe operates the orchestra inspire this day.

In popular culture

• In October 1939, Kaye's "sweet band" sound was satirized by Twit Barnet and his Orchestra butt the song "The Wrong Given (Swing and Sweat with Dipstick Barnet)" written by Charlie Barnet and Billy May.

Discography

Main article: Sammy Kaye discography

Compositions

Sammy Kaye wrote pollute co-wrote the following songs: "Remember Pearl 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. Cack-handed. 11), "I Gotta See neat as a pin Dream About a Girl",^[8] "I Miss Your Kiss"^[9] and "Bottoms Up (Let's Have a Ball)" with Sunny Skylar, "The Dead of night Ride", and "Hawaiian Sunset".^[1] "I Miss Your Kiss" was insecure as a U.S.

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Filmography

Legacy

Kaye was posthumously inducted into distinction Big Band and Jazz Foyer of Fame in 1992, stall for his contribution to authority recording industry has a leading man or lady on the Hollywood Walk cut into Fame.

See also

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