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Move over,the "Ol' Professor", Kay Kyser is BACK!
He was one of the most… Read Full Bio ↴Move over,the "Ol' Professor", Kay Kyser is BACK!
He was one of the most outrageous, over the top performers of the whole swing era. From the late 30s to the late 40s he was the physical embodiment of the word success, with eleven #1 records and thirty-five top tens! He starred in seven feature films with such co-stars as Lucille Ball, John Barrymore, Karloff, Lugosi, Lorre. Kyser kept his radio show, Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge in the top ten for eleven years on NBC, yet if you ask the average swing fan about him today, they'll likely reply, "Kay Kyser. Who's she?"

You see, Kay Kyser disappeared from the general public in 1950. Quit. Went home. Never came back. Made his million, then left without even making an announcement. In contrast to his zany character onstage, he was equally as serious off. "As exuberant as he was while performing, at a party you couldn't get him aroused..." said KK orchestra singer, "Handsome" Harry Babbitt to this writer in a 1995 interview for the upcoming 1 hour TV retrospective on Kay & the band, KAY KYSER- the OL' PROFESSOR of SWING!

"But those were magic days..." says Babbitt who, along with Sully Mason, Ginny Simms, Ish Kabibble (real name Merwyn Bogue) helped make the Kyser band a solid, first-rate performing unit. The duets Babbitt performed w/ Simms were "like buttah", whether they were beautiful ballads like YOU & I or spoofing Romeo & Juliet in WAY BACK IN 1939 A.D. THIS band was secure enough to be downright silly, something the Millers and Goodmans would never have done. But for any detractors, let it be known that the silliness was ONE side of this incrediby gifted bunch of people whom KK guitarist/composer Roc Hillman called a "functional family.""Everyone got along, and it was happy times all the time," says Roc. "Kay believed if HE didn't have fun- no one had fun." One can't forget the enormous contributions of arranger/ composer George Duning, who gave the band its sound, and eventually went on to score many well known films.
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Kay Kyser & His Orchestra Lyrics


'Til Reveille From taps to Reveille I dream the whole night through Each n…
A Zoot Suit I want a zoot suit with the reet pleat With the…
Can't Get out of This Mood All day long before my eyes come little visions of…
Cuckoo in the Clock It's three o'clock in the morning We've danced the whole nig…
Ferry Boat Serenade I love to ride the ferry Where music is so…
He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings Although some people say he's just a crazy guy To me…
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle Yippie yay There'll be not wedding bells for today 'Cause I…
Let's Get Lost Let's get lost, lost in each others arms Let's get lost,…
Ole Buttermilk Sky Ole buttermilk sky (ole buttermilk sky) I'm keepin' my eye p…
On a Slow Boat to China There is no verse To this song 'Cause I don't wanna wait…
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition Down went the gunner, a bullet was his fate Down went…
The Old Lamplighter He made the night a little brighter, wherever he would…
The Umbrella Man Kay Kyser Miscellaneous The Umbrella Man The Umbrella Man Ka…
The White Cliffs of Dover There'll be bluebirds over The white cliffs of Dover Tomorro…
There Goes That Song Again There goes that song again, we use to call our…
Thinking of You Because I still get a thrill thinking of you And I…
Three Little Fishes Down in the meadow in a little bitty pool Swam three…
Who Wouldn't Love You Who loves you Ask yourself the question Who loves you, sweet…
With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair Last night we met And I dream of you yet With…
Woody Woodpecker Song Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho Oh, that's the Woody Woodpecker s…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by Kay Kyser:


'Til Reveille Kay Kyser Miscellaneous 'Till Reveille 'Till Reveille Stanle…
A Zoot Suit I want a zoot suit with the reet pleat With the…
Can't Get Out Of This Mood All day long before my eyes come little visions of…
Ferry Boat Serenade I love to ride the ferry Where music is so…
He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings Although some people say he's just a crazy guy To me…
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle Yippie yay There'll be not wedding bells for today 'Cause I …
Let's Get Lost Let's get lost, lost in each others arms Let's get lost,…
Ole Buttermilk Sky Ole buttermilk sky (ole buttermilk sky) I'm keepin' my eye p…
On a Slow Boat to China On A Slow Boat To China Kay Kyser Music and Lyrics by…
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition Down went the gunner, a bullet was his fate Down went…
The Old Lamplighter He made the night a little brighter, wherever he would…
The Umbrella Man Toodle - luma luma Toodle - luma luma Toodle - oh lay Any…
the White Cliffs of Dover There'll be bluebirds over The white cliffs of Dover Tomorr…
Three Little Fishes Down in the meadow in a little bitty pool Swam three…
Woody Woodpecker Song Ho-ho-ho, ho, ho-ho-ho, ho Oh, that's the Woody Woodpecker s…


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