Kay Starr (Katherine Laverne Starks, July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) was … Read Full Bio ↴Kay Starr (Katherine Laverne Starks, July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) was an American pop and jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the 1940s and 1950s.
Kay Starr was successful in every field of music she tried, jazz, country and pop. But her roots were in jazz, Billie Holiday, considered by many the greatest jazz singer of all time, called Starr "the only white woman who could sing the blues."
She is best remembered for introducing two songs that became #1 hits in the 1950s, "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Rock And Roll Waltz".
Kay Starr was born on a reservation in Dougherty, Oklahoma. Her father, Harry, was a full-blooded Iroquois Indian; her mother, Annie, was of mixed Irish and American Indian heritage. When her father got a job installing water sprinkler systems, the family moved to Dallas, Texas.
While her father worked for the Automatic Sprinkler Company, her mother raised chickens, and Kay used to sing to the chickens in the coop. As a result of the fact that her aunt, Nora, was impressed by her singing, she began to sing at the age of seven on a Dallas radio station, WRR, first in a talent competition where she finished third one week and won every week thereafter, then with her own weekly fifteen minute show. She sang pop and "hillbilly" songs with a piano accompaniment. By the age of ten, she was making $3 a night, a lot of money in the Depression days.
As a result of her father's changing jobs, her family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, and she continued performing on the radio, singing "Western swing music," still mostly a mix of country and pop. It was while she was on the Memphis radio station WMPS that, as a result of misspellings in her fan mail, she and her parents decided to give her the name "Kay Starr". At the age of fifteen, she was chosen to sing with the Joe Venuti orchestra. Venuti had a contract to play in the Peabody Hotel in Memphis which called for his band to feature a girl singer, which he did not have; Venuti's road manager heard her on the radio, and suggested her to Venuti. Because she was still in junior high school, her parents insisted that Venuti take her home no later than midnight.
Although she had brief stints in 1939 with Bob Crosby and Glenn Miller (who hired her in July of that year when his regular singer, Marion Hutton, was sick), she spent most of her next few years with Venuti, until he dissolved his band in 1942. It was, however, with Miller that she cut her first record: "Baby Me"/"Love with a Capital You." It was not a great success, in part because the band played in a key more appropriate for Marion Hutton, which was less suited for Kay's vocal range.
Kay Starr was successful in every field of music she tried, jazz, country and pop. But her roots were in jazz, Billie Holiday, considered by many the greatest jazz singer of all time, called Starr "the only white woman who could sing the blues."
She is best remembered for introducing two songs that became #1 hits in the 1950s, "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Rock And Roll Waltz".
Kay Starr was born on a reservation in Dougherty, Oklahoma. Her father, Harry, was a full-blooded Iroquois Indian; her mother, Annie, was of mixed Irish and American Indian heritage. When her father got a job installing water sprinkler systems, the family moved to Dallas, Texas.
While her father worked for the Automatic Sprinkler Company, her mother raised chickens, and Kay used to sing to the chickens in the coop. As a result of the fact that her aunt, Nora, was impressed by her singing, she began to sing at the age of seven on a Dallas radio station, WRR, first in a talent competition where she finished third one week and won every week thereafter, then with her own weekly fifteen minute show. She sang pop and "hillbilly" songs with a piano accompaniment. By the age of ten, she was making $3 a night, a lot of money in the Depression days.
As a result of her father's changing jobs, her family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, and she continued performing on the radio, singing "Western swing music," still mostly a mix of country and pop. It was while she was on the Memphis radio station WMPS that, as a result of misspellings in her fan mail, she and her parents decided to give her the name "Kay Starr". At the age of fifteen, she was chosen to sing with the Joe Venuti orchestra. Venuti had a contract to play in the Peabody Hotel in Memphis which called for his band to feature a girl singer, which he did not have; Venuti's road manager heard her on the radio, and suggested her to Venuti. Because she was still in junior high school, her parents insisted that Venuti take her home no later than midnight.
Although she had brief stints in 1939 with Bob Crosby and Glenn Miller (who hired her in July of that year when his regular singer, Marion Hutton, was sick), she spent most of her next few years with Venuti, until he dissolved his band in 1942. It was, however, with Miller that she cut her first record: "Baby Me"/"Love with a Capital You." It was not a great success, in part because the band played in a key more appropriate for Marion Hutton, which was less suited for Kay's vocal range.
I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans
Kay Starr Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans' by these artists:
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Art Tatum I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Bobby Darin I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Count Basie I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Count Bassie Featuring Tony Bennett I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Frank Sinatra I guess, I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Frank Sinatra Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Fred Astaire Jack Buchanan I guess I'll have to change my plan, I should…
Gerry Mulligan I guess I'll have to change my plan, I should…
Hackett Bobby I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Hal Kemp And His Orchestra & Skinnay Ennis I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Jaye P. Morgan I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Mel Tormé Guess I'll have to change my plan, I should have…
Ross Annie I guess I'll have to change my plan, I should…
Rudy Vallee [Chorus] I guess I'll have to change my plan, I should…
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Tony Bennett & Count Basie I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Tony Bennett with Count Basie & His Orchestra I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Tony Bennett with the Count Basie Orchestra I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
Tony Bennett; Count Basie I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Kay Starr:
"It’s A Good Day" Yes, it's a good day for singing a song, and it's…
(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man With the Bag Oh Mr. Kringle, is soon gonna jingle, The bells that'll tink…
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(What Can I Say I don't know why, I made you cry I'm sorry sweetheart…
09 Little white lies The moon was all aglow But heaven was in your eyes The…
10 There’s A Lull In My Life Oh, there's a lull in my life It's just a…
A Cottage For Sale Our little dream castle With every dream gone Is lonely and …
A Faded Summer Love You left today but you didn't say goodbye I wonder why I'm…
A Hundred Years from Today Life is such a great adventure Learn to live it as…
A Sunday Kind of Love I want a Sunday kind of love A love that will…
After I Say I I don't know why, I made you cry I'm sorry sweetheart…
After You Now won't you listen honey, while I say How could you…
After You've Gone Now won't you listen honey, while I say How could you…
After Your;ve Gone Now won't you listen honey, while I say, How could…
After Youve Gone Now won't you listen honey, while I say How could you…
Ain No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Ain't Misbehavin' No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Ain't Nobody's Business You got a gal you love on Sunday Then you get…
Aint Misbehavin No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Ain’t Misbehavin’ No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
All of Me All of me Why not take all of me Can't you see I'm…
All of You I love the looks of you The lure of you The sweet…
Allez-Vous-En Allez-vous-en, allez-vous-en, monsieur Allez-vous-en, go awa…
Allez-vous-en Go Away Make the world go away Get it off my shoulder Say the…
Am I A Toy Or Am I A Treasure Am I a toy, or am I treasure? Which of the…
Anything for You I remember other days how I used to weep Over…
Baby Won I've got the blues, I feel so lonely I'd give…
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home I've got the blues, I feel so lonely I'd give the…
Believe It Beloved Oh believe it, beloved, because it's true, You're all that …
Believe It, Beloved Oh, believe it, beloved, because it's true You're all that I…
Between a Kiss and a Sigh Love needs no debating It's "hello" or "goodbye" Yet I'm bet…
Bonaparte Met the man I love In a town way down in…
Bonaparte´s Retreat Met the man I love In a town way down in…
Break It To Me Gently Break it to me gently Just easy and slow Learned it accident…
Breezin Along with the Breeze I have been a rover since I was a child No…
C When love comes in And takes you for a spin Ooh la…
Cabin in the Sky In this cloudy sky overhead now There's no guiding star I…
Cest Magnifique When love comes in And takes you for a spin Ooh la…
Changing Partners We were waltzin' together to a dreamy melody When they calle…
Come A Long A Love Comes along a love suddenly Brother are you happy and excit…
Come Along A Love Comes along a love suddenly Brother are you happy and excite…
Come on-a My House Come on-a my house, my house, I'm gonna give you…
Comes a Long a Love Comes along a love suddenly Brother are you happy and excit…
Comes-A-Long A-Love Comes along a love suddenly Brother are you happy and excite…
Crazy Crazy rhythm, here's the doorway I'll go my way, you'll go…
Crazy Rhythm Crazy rhythm, here's the doorway, I'll go my way, you'll go…
December December, It always happens in December I get a yearning fo…
Don How many arms have held you And hated to let…
Don't Meddle In My Mood Don't meddle in my mood My heart is all out of…
Don't Take Your Love from Me Tear a star from out the sky and the sky…
Don't Worry Don't worry 'bout me I'll get along Forget about me Just be …
Don't Worry About Me Don't worry 'bout me I'll get along Forget about me Just …
Down By the Riverside I'm gonna lay down my burden, down by the riverside, Down…
Evenin Evening, every night you come and you find me And you…
Everybody Old Mr.Kringle, is soon gonna jingle The bells that'll tinkl…
Everybody's Somebody's Fool The tears I've cried for you could fill an ocean But…
Everybody's Waitin for the Man with the Bag Old Mr. Kringle is soon gonna jingle The bells that'll tingl…
Everybody's Waiting for the Man With the Bag Old Mr.Kringle, is soon gonna jingle The bells that'll tinkl…
Everyone Is Waiting for the Man with the Bag Old Mr. Kringle is soon gonna jingle The bells that'll tingl…
Exactly Like You I used to have a perfect sweetheart Not a real one,…
Eyes for You My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
Faded Summer Love You left today but you didn't say goodbye I wonder why I'm…
Fit As a Fiddle Fit as a fiddle and ready for love I could jump…
Flowers On The Wall I keep hearin' you're concerned about my happiness But all t…
Fly Me To The Moon Fly me to the moon And let me play among the…
Flyin' Too High You leave me alone, you don't even phone You're carefree as…
Fool If you're lucky enough to have someone who loves you Then…
Foolin' Around I know that you've been foolin' around on me right…
For You I remember other days how I used to weep Over…
Fortune in Dreams I've got a fortune A fortune in dreams That's how I measure …
Friends I fear I don′t appeal to you In an old magic…
Get Me to the Church On Time There's just a few more hours. That's all the time you've…
Glad Rag Doll All dolled up in your glad rags, But tomorrow may turn…
Glory of Love You've got to give a little, take a little And let…
Good and Lonesome I'll be good while you're gone I'll be lonesome while you're…
Good For Nothin It's gonna rain any minute, There's not a star in sight; T…
Good for Nothing Joe It's gonna rain any minute, There's not a star in sight; Thi…
Good For Nothin’ Joe It's gonna rain any minute, There's not a star in sight; T…
Half a Photograph I saw half of a photograph And it took my breath…
Half of a Photograph I saw half of a photograph And it took my breath…
Happy My memory takes me to The wonderful nights we knew…
Hard Hearted Hannah In old Savannah, I said Savannah, The weather there is nice…
Hard-Hearted Hannah In old Savannah, I said Savannah, The weather there is nice…
Have You Talked to the Man Upstairs Have you talked to the Man upstairs 'Cause He wants to…
He Once she dressed in silks and lace, Owned a Rolls…
He's A Good Man To Have Around There's one thing that a woman can't live without, And that…
He's Funny That Way Once she dressed in silks and lace, Owned a Rolls…
Headless Horseman Now, gather ′round while I elucidate On what goes on when…
Heart Jealous Heart, Oh, Jealous Heart stop beating Can't you see…
Heart - 2002 - Remastered You gotta have heart All you really need is heart When the…
Help Me Take the ribbon from your hair Shake it loose and let…
Here I'll Stay There's a far place, I'm told, Where I'll find a field…
Here Iâll Stay There's a far place, I'm told, Where I'll find a field…
Hes Funny That Way Once she dressed in silks and lace, Owned a Rolls…
Home When my dreamboat, comes home and my dream no more will…
Honey I love your lovin' arms, They hold a world of charms, A…
Honeysuckle Rose Honey, honey, Oh, honey, listen to my plea: Every honeybe…
Hoop De Doo Hoop-De-Do, Hoop-De-Do I hear a polka and my troubles are th…
How Deep Is the Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
Hummin I should sing of sweethearts, Bluebirds and blue skies abov…
Hurt You always hurt the one you love The one you shouldn't…
I I cover the waterfront, I'm watching the sea,, Will the on…
I Ain Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears …
I Ain't Gonna Cry No More I ain′t gonna cry 'Cause you said goodbye, oh no! Though I′m…
I Can't Get Started I've flown around the world in a plane I've settled…
I Can't Help It Today I passed you on the street And my heart fell…
I Cant Get Startedl I've flown around the world in a plane I've settled…
I Cover The Waterfront I cover the waterfront, I'm watching the sea,, Will the one …
I Cried for You I remember other days how I used to weep Over…
I Cry by Night Oh, I laugh by day And I cry by night I pretend…
I Don How many arms have held you And hated to let…
I Don't Care Well, I don't care if the sun don't shine I don't…
I Got It Bad Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears …
I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
I Got Rhythm I've got the world on a string I'm sitting on a…
I Haven't Changed a Thing I haven't changed a thing The moon is still the same I'm…
I Love Paris I'm confessin' that I love you, Tell me, do you love…
I Never Knew Each time I hold somebody new My arms go cold aching…
I Only Have Eyes for You My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
I Really Don't Want To Know How many arms have held you And hated to let…
I Should Care Should I reveal exactly how I feel? Should I confess I…
I Wanna Love You You always hurt the one you love The one you shouldn't…
I Want a Kiss How many arms have held you And hated to let…
I'll Always Be In Love With You Sweetheart if you should stray a million miles away I'll alw…
I'll Never Be Free Each time I hold somebody new My arms go cold aching…
I'll Never Say "Never Again" I'll never say 'Never again' again 'Cos here I am in…
I'm Alone Because I Love You I'm confessin' that I love you, Tell me, do you love…
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter And…
I'm Still in Love with You Today I passed you on the street And my heart fell…
I'm the Lonesomest Gal In Town I'm a lonesomest gal in town Everybody has thrown me down I…
I'm Thru With Love I'm thru with love, I'll never fall again. Said I do to…
I'm Waiting for Ships That Never Come in I'm waiting for ships that never come in I wonder where…
I'm Waiting For The Ships That Never Came I'm waiting for ships that never come in I wonder where…
I've Changed My Mind a Thousand Times (Thousand, thousand, thousand times) I've changed my mind a…
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Wa (do do-do do do do-do) (do do-do do do do-do) The snow…
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (do do-do do do do-do) (do do-do do do do-do) The snow…
I've Got the World on a String I've got the world on a string I'm sitting on a…
I've Grown Accustomed to His Face Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn! I've grown accustomed to his face. S…
If Anyone Finds This I Love You As I walked alone in the country one day, At my…
If I Could Be With You I'm so blue, I don't know what to do, All day…
If You Love If the sun should tumble from the sky, if the sea…
If You Love Me If the sun should tumble from the sky If the sea…
If You Love Me Really Love Me If the sun should tumble from the sky, if the sea…
Ill Never Be Free Each time I hold somebody new My arms go cold aching…
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Come Into each life some rain must fall But too much is…
It Yes, it's a good day for singing a song, and it's…
It Had to Be You Why do I do just as you say? Why must I…
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@jednagales4680
The wheel of fortune
Goes spinning around
Will the arrow point my way?
Will this be my day?
Oh, wheel of fortune
Please don't pass me by
Let me know the magic of
A kiss and a sigh
While the wheel is spinning, spinning, spinning
I'll not dream of winning, fortune or even fame
While the wheel is turning, turning, turning
I'll be yearning, yearning
For love's precious flame
Oh, wheel of fortune
I'm hoping somehow
If you ever smile on me
Please let it be now
While the wheel is spinning, spinning, spinning
I'll not dream of winning, fortune or even fame
While the wheel is turning, turning, turning
I'll be yearning, yearning
For love's precious flame
Oh, wheel of fortune
I'm hoping sometime
If you ever smile on me
Please let it be now
@fabianpuga5953
La rueda de la fortuna
va dando vueltas
¿La flecha señalará mi camino?
¿Será este mi día?
Oh, rueda de la fortuna
por favor no me pases
Déjame saber la magia de
un beso y un suspiro
Mientras la rueda gira, gira, gira
No soñaré con ganar, fortuna o incluso fama
Mientras la rueda gira, gira, gira
Estaré anhelando, anhelando
Por la llama preciosa del amor
Oh, rueda de la fortuna
Estoy esperando de alguna manera
Si alguna vez me sonríes
Por favor déjalo ser ahora
Mientras la rueda gira, gira, gira
No soñaré con ganar, fortuna o incluso fama
Mientras la rueda gira, gira, gira
Estaré anhelando, anhelando
Por la llama preciosa del amor
Oh, rueda de la fortuna
espero alguna vez
Si alguna vez me sonríes
Por favor déjalo ser ahora.
@ilovemusicmovies
The wheel of fortune
Goes spinning around
Will the arrow point my way
Will this be my day
Oh, wheel of fortune
Please don't pass me by
Let me know the magic
Of a kiss and a sigh
While the wheel is spinning
Spinning, spinning, spinning
I'll not dream of winning
Winning fortune or fame
While the wheel is turning
Turning, turning, turning
I'll be ever yearning, yearning
For love's precious flame
Oh, wheel of fortune
I'm hoping somehow
If you ever smile on me
Please let it be now
@sauquoit13456
In the March 29th, 1952 issue of Billboard Magazine, "Wheel of Fortune" by Kay Starr reached #1 on the magazine's Most Played Juke Box Records chart, and for the next thirty-five consecutive weeks the #1 spot was held by a female artist:
"Wheel of Fortune" by Kay Starr {for 10 weeks*}
"I Went To Your Wedding" by Patti Page {for 10 weeks}
"Kiss of Fire" by Georgia Gibbs {for 6 weeks}
"Half As Much" by Rosemary Clooney {for 4 weeks*}
"Auf Wiedershe'n" by Vera Lynn {for 4 weeks}
"Guy Is A Guy" by Doris Day {for 1 week}
"You Belong To Me" by Jo Stafford {for 1 week}
* Denotes non-consecutive weeks at #1...
@johnathanhardin3989
My grandfather played this on a jukebox at a restaurant and asked my grandmother to dance with him to this song. They married a year later. That’s all it took.
@griffonsarcade
that's adorable
@robinmiller3296
Ohh, that's beautiful 😍 ❤
@karlwithak.
Dang she was an easy woman.
@darkelectrick
@@karlwithak. atleast its not like now where you need to 6figures be 6 ft and crap tons of things that make it difficult just to get one lame ass girl who probably isnt worth it nowadays
@ishents1
Grandad was a playa with damn good taste.
@geoffm9944
Kay Starr made this an unforgettable and memorable song of the 1950’s! She had a powerful and very distinctive voice! It brings back memories of a decade when there was a galaxy of superb female singers.
@nevittwoods1730
and good night clubs up west
@waynedecarlo8538
I agree with you , she is one of the best.
@CZECHMATE650
The greatest generation