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.

Wheel Of Fortune
Kay Starr Lyrics

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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 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'll 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 somehow

If you ever smile on me
Please let it be now

Overall Meaning

In the song "Wheel of Fortune," Kay Starr sings about the unpredictable nature of life and the desire for love and luck. The wheel of fortune is a metaphor for the ups and downs of life, and the singer wonders if she will be lucky enough to find love. She hopes that fate will smile on her and give her a chance at happiness.

The lyrics suggest that the singer is resigned to her fate and not overly concerned with winning fame or fortune. She is focused on finding love, which she sees as the most valuable prize. The phrase "a kiss and a sigh" implies that she wants a deep, passionate love, rather than a shallow or fleeting affection.

Through repetition of the lines "While the wheel is spinning, spinning, spinning/I'll be yearning, yearning/For love's precious flame," the singer conveys a sense of longing and anticipation. She acknowledges that life is unpredictable and there are no guarantees, but she still holds out hope that the wheel of fortune will point her in the direction of love.

Line by Line Meaning

The wheel of fortune
The concept of fate or unpredictable destiny

Goes spinning around
Moves in a circular motion, symbolizing the lack of control in one's life

Will the arrow point my way?
Is luck or chance going to be in my favor?

Will this be my day?
Is this the moment where good fortune will shine upon me?

Oh, wheel of fortune
A plea or hope for good luck

Please don't pass me by
A request for the opportunity to experience a stroke of luck

Let me know the magic of
Desire to feel the enchantment or wonder of

A kiss and a sigh
The romantic gesture that symbolizes love and contentment

While the wheel is spinning, spinning, spinning
During the time where fate is uncertain and decisions are out of one's control

I'll not dream of winning, fortune or fame
Not getting caught up in the allure of success and riches

While the wheel is turning, turning, turning
During the cycle of life that carries on regardless

I'll be yearning, yearning
Longing for something meaningful, such as love

For love's precious flame
The warmth and passion that love provides

Oh, wheel of fortune
A renewed hope for the future

I'm hoping somehow
A positive outlook amid uncertainty

If you'll ever smile on me
A belief that fate can turn around for the better

Please let it be now
Wishing for an immediate change in circumstance

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: George David Weiss, Bennie Benjamin

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@jednagales4680

5y↑101

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

2y↑2

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...

All comments from YouTube:

@johnathanhardin3989

3y↑107

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

2y↑6

that's adorable

@robinmiller3296

2y↑3

Ohh, that's beautiful 😍 ❤

@karlwithak.

2y↑4

Dang she was an easy woman.

@darkelectrick

1y↑4

@@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

1y↑1

Grandad was a playa with damn good taste.

@geoffm9944

3y↑59

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

2y↑1

and good night clubs up west

@waynedecarlo8538

2y↑3

I agree with you , she is one of the best.

@CZECHMATE650

2y↑2

The greatest generation

@geoffm9944

2y↑24

Kay Starr had a fantastic voice. Her vocal strength and her plaintive tones were unforgettable! For my money, one of the best popular female singers of the 20th century.

@jayonnaj18

2y↑15

I remember hearing this song on the radio when I was a little girl back in the 1950s and always loved it, and loved Kay Starr's voice!

@30PlusandCounting

3y↑69

My 90 year old patient introduced me to this song today. Beautiful song

@BLIZZARD_idkwhatnametotype

2y↑7

must be lucky for an elderly to let you know this masterpiece from the 1950s

@kelliintexas3575

1y↑2

Check out Rock & Roll Waltz

@GoonerBob42

2y↑16

A timeless classic from one of the best female vocalists of the 20th century.

@WishyTheStar

9y↑37

Her harmonies are so beautiful in this song.

@ChrsGuit

2y↑1

A very modern studio vocal sound, especially for so long ago...

@jednagales4680

5y↑101

@tonybazley5733

4y↑1

Thanks. Robert Gordon does an interesting version of this.

@TheGooselopez

3y↑1

Gracias

@fabianpuga5953

@aceystar1478

First chorus is just fortune or fame. Remove the even

@SuperRedhead1988

3y↑20

Music has always held a special place in my mind and soul. Songs can take you to special places in your past, or remove you briefly from the current. This is one of those songs, timeless and so beautiful sung.

@santinasayz9337

Thank you. Appreciate it

@robertjones-eb4xo

5y↑14

This song was a milestone in Pop music , I remember everywhere we went it was blaring out , R&R followed shortly after . Brill.

@charlesbarrett9059

2y↑8

It’s 2022 and this song is still so special. Timeless.

@donkeysan8988

6y↑28

I heard this song on the radio and cried..Her voice was so beautiful

@geoffm9944

2y↑12

Kay had a brilliant, unforgettable voice,

@delhornbuckle3911

7y↑14

RIP Kay Starr.. Loved her voice! This was my favorite song

@davkatjenn

2y↑7

I simply love this and the arrangement is wonderful.

@murph5438

10y↑17

A great popular song sung by a wonderful American female vocalist --- sounds as great as always --- this will always sound spectacular

@cjcarp9438

10y↑8

Pure majic this song brings a tear to my eye everytime I hear it, don't know if it's because she sings it so flawlessly or it's the lyrics doesn't matter not many songs do that to me in my very humble opinion one of the best recordings of all time.

@avs4365

1y↑1

One of my Dad's favourites, along with Patsy Cline. This one was played at his funeral and the good memories flood back.

@johnmcdonald5055

26w↑1

Interesting. Kay Starr was a favorite of Patsy Cline, as well.

@Idontneedthat63

5y↑5

What a beautiful, strong Voice!

@craigmclanachan1663

9y↑6

I recently bought the cds Great Ladies of Song and I am working through all these great singers. Thanks to Reader's Digest for 50 great tracks. Kay's voice is electrifying!

@donaldnealious9662

9y↑2

Poked around looking for a remastered version of the cd. Came up empty. Did find some remastered of featured artist Nancy Wilson. Big difference in the orchestra sound. But I want the mix of artists. I still might pull the trigger on the "vintage" sound.

The local Everett Public radio station plays a number of classics. One night I hear this amazing voice. It was Patsy Cline. I wondered what happened to her. I could tell her voice would have transcended country music to other genres. I Google her name and found she died in a plane crash. I normally don't like country music, but I love her voice and phrasing.

@gourmandespagnol

5y↑5

Una canción maravillosa.
Para escucharla en el silencio de la noche una y otra vez.
Y otra y otra vez...

@claragallegos_

2y↑6

Wow, esto es realmente hermoso. No salio de mi mente en las ultimas 3 semanas

@michaelconner1771

3y↑28

I dig this song...I discovered it from watching the movie, "LA Confidential." This same artist does a really nice Christmas song called, "The Man With The Bag."

@robinmiller3296

2y↑3

Yes. That's where I first heard it. Then I heard "Man With the Bag," and learning it's the same woman. She's awesome. Absolutely Amazing voice. 👏🏿

@Pluton702

2y↑1

Same do i :-) I also saw LA Confidential and felt in love with this song. AWESOME !!!

@johnking6550

6y↑3

A remarkable voice to say the least......timbre, textures, and vibrato in perfect measure.

@santinasayz9337

2y↑2

Forever in mind, my grandparents and mom dancing to this song year's ago, one of my most earliest and precious memories

@gerwynevans2729

4y↑2

Brash, blousy, flamboyant and fabulous. Love it

@shirleypena4133

8y↑12

I LOVE this song and the fabulous Kay Starr!
From Kay Starr to Bobby Whitlock there is something
so special about the voice of folks who are Native American! :)

@mr.warmth1511

8y↑1

i am 1 mam

@nicholasmclaine4398

Hello dear, how are you

@robinmiller3296

I just remembered this song and decided to "Google" her. I was pleasantly surprised to learn she was born on a Navaho Indian Reservation in Oklahoma.

@josephkane4753

7y↑3

One of the Finest Female singles to Top The Charts On both UK & US singles charts such a timeless classic single from the Great Kay Starr Called Wheel Of Fortune

@robertolh.2520

5y↑4

This song is a master piece with a flawless performance, im from Mexico and i love this song.

@ga5789

5y↑4

PQP QUE ARTE MEUS AMIGOS, QUE ARTE

@allthingsclassicrock

3y↑5

What a voice!

@raymondprice2693

2y↑8

Great memories hearing this song by Kay Starr.

@desertbob6835

9y↑3

In the Billboard Top 10 back the day I was born. Love Kay Starr to this very day. WHAT a set of pipes on her! Art Mooney's orchestra, produced by Lou Busch at Capitol.

@AnthonysDen

7y↑8

This was always one of my favorites from this wonderful girl. RIP, Kay Starr (July 21, 1922 - November 3, 2016).

@karenmoore5754

2y↑4

My Mum used to sing this when I was young. My best friend recently wrote a poem for them with some of the lyrics from the song for their Diamond Wedding Anniversary this year.

@khoapham5493

46w

This song absolutely capture the beautiful feelings depicted in the Noire movie I watched. Really wonderful song.

@larryd.kelley212

3y↑3

Just as the intro began I finally recalled her and her voice. Distinctive. Great song and well done.

@johngreen6783

1y↑1

I grew up listening to hard rock all my life but I LOVE this song. I never get tired of hearing it. Ranks among the definitive pop standards of the 1950s

@harveyaaronson6984

4y↑4

Love her voice, and style. Although I was a little kid in the 1950s, When she sings If you Love me really Love me, it brings tears of joy and sadness to. But what a great artist. Thank you

@cjcarp9438

3y↑10

I grew up listening to REO and Led Zep but I heard this on the Jukebox when I was 5 and its been my favorite song ever since.

@audreymayjolly7469

11y

I LOVE LOVE THIS SONG:) I WISH THEY WILL FIND SINGERS WITH VOICES LIKE THIS AND SONGS THAT TOUCH DEEP IN OUR HEARTS

@davidmoore2325

How are you doing?

@susanlujan8988

9y↑10

Gorgeorous such power in her voice. Thank you. Old Vegas at its finest.

@charlotteswincicki2226

7y↑18

RIP!! How sad to lose such a good singer!!

@Juliaflo

6y↑1

I second that.

@nicholasmclaine4398

Hello dear

@npsit1

7y↑2

I remember hearing this song as a kid.. in the 80s. My dad got a bunch of records and tapes from a friend that we used to play a lot.

@josephkane3215

6y↑4

Another timeless Classic hit single from The late Great Kay Starr with her biggest selling hit single of all-time as it is Called Wheel Of Fortune

@Iris156

4y↑3

Kay, she is amazing! My grandfather was so right to adore her!

@479isis

10y↑186

Always makes me think of L.A. Confidential the vocals are stunning!!

@stefanfilipovits21

3y↑6

Same

@mathispodcz6923

3y↑6

Curtis Hanson's masterpiece !!!!

@mohammedashian8094

3y↑12

Remember dear commenters you heard it here first off the record on the QT and Very HUSH HUSH

@susanmerricks5047

2y↑1

It was used in the 1991 film let him have it , such a wonderful song and stunning voice.

@davidmoore2325

How are you doing?

@topolya1

10y↑6

Beautiful voice.

@debishelton9647

4y↑2

In 2020, I'm watching her on an old "Matchgame" episode. She was so gregarious on there! I had no idea what an intense singing voice/singer she had/was! <3

@davidmoore2325

How are you doing?

@darrylevans4401

4y↑3

One of the greatest and selling records the late and great Kay Star ever made wow what a voice

@guygantheret2542

7y↑1

Une voix extraordinaire, une femme splendide, une musique d'un autre temps, que demandez-de plus?

@mariaaparecidamazzilli2059

6y↑2

Amei a musica !!!

@josephkane2852

7y↑6

This has got to be one of the Greatest singles of The Rock & Roll Era such a Classic Single of it's Time a Timeless Classic single from 1952

@raymondshaw6186

10y↑3

Speechless. Love this lady!

@ricardo93642

3y↑3

what a voice and the orchestra Thanks for sharing

@ilovemusicmovies

2y↑2

@mfl000

5y↑1

what a voice!

@gplunk

7y↑23

R I P Ms. Starr and thanks for all your talents and wonderful work over the years......

@RaymondLayzell

10y↑164

I Played this in 1952 while undergoing the most strenuous preparations for a stint in the Parachute Regiment, 3rd Brigade! Anybody out there. Thanks Kay for the memory.

@edgargiosano

9y↑11

You are awesome!

@RaymondLayzell

9y↑10

Gio64
Not Awesome, just Old, but thanks for the compliment.

@sjhall5777

9y↑6

Ray Layzell THANK YOU.From the USA

@RaymondLayzell

9y↑4

I believed that Kay Starr was Canadian? But I appreciate your thanks.

@jp3923

7y↑8

Ray, many of us can identify with certain entertainers and/or songs that were popular during our military service. I remember well when I first heard her sing this song, and I have fond memories of it and Kay.

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@martinfollo5469

Fantastic tune!

@kinglich

Hear this song in a New Vegas radio mod . Absolutely love it !

@Cristinatmg

1y↑2

Great, Great Song! I'd like too take a Spin and win ♡ ♡ ♡.. Let the Wheel twirl!! Thank you Mrs. Kay Starr! Beautiful voice!

@maxgonzalez214

4y↑25

I first heard this many years ago in the film LA Confidential. Back then the internet was very new and YT didn't yet exist. So happy that now I can listen to this beautiful song any time I want.

@mja91352

Never heard of records, I take it?

@bluesdharma

3y↑1

😍

@robertmasina4610

@max. If this song was on the radio before your time, on can't blame you for never having heard this.

@johngalvin3124

3y↑2

Seen a million tough guys sing along to this...the voice sweeps you along...

@robertc391

10y

Just great. Brings back memories and a few other things.

@leahmay1506

2y↑1

The entire song is amazing, but what a finish!!!

@siouxz24

11y↑3

Oh what precious memories this song hold for me.

@nicholasmclaine4398

Hello dear, how are you

@jeanannkerr6386

7y↑2

Funny how she has always been forgotten. I know nothing of her history, I just love to hear her sing.

@ronsanford4793

4y↑4

This should be the theme song for Wheel of Fortune.

@josephkane2148

7y↑2

One Of the most Beautiful singles of 1952 as it is By Kay Starr as it is her Biggest Selling single to date such a real Cracking single

@sauquoit13456

@josephkane2148

One Of The All-time great songs of 1952 just a timeless Classic hit single by Kay Starr as it is Called Wheel Of Fortune just a real classic song from one of the all-time great singers of the 1950's

@kjun03

5y↑1

Whopper of a 50s song and blast of a singer!!!
Thanks!!!

@inigohispano9309

que canción tan linda.

@sauquoit13456

11y

On this day in 1960 {February 24th} Kay Starr performed "The Wheel of Fortune" on the NBC-TV program 'The Perry Como Show' Eight years earlier on February 8th, 1952 it entered Billboard's Best Sellers chart; and on March 15th it peaked at #1 {for 9 weeks} and stayed on the chart for 22 weeks... And in 1972 Susan Raye covered it; her version reached #16 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart R.I.P Mr. Como {1912 - 2001} and Ms. Starr will celebrate her 91st birthday this coming July 21st

@josephkane4753

6y↑2

One Of the Top Selling Hit singles of 1951 just a timeless Classic hit single from a Great Star from The 1950's

@beberodri

4y↑129

“I wouldn’t trade places with Exley right now for all the whiskey in Ireland”

@thecrushedtwinkie6632

3y↑9

Kay Starr is of Iriquois and Irish ancestry. Google her for details.

@titancoach15

2y↑9

Boyo

@clodge5196

2y↑7

Great movie

@randywhite3947

2y↑4

@@clodge5196 movie name?

@clodge5196

2y↑4

@@randywhite3947 LA confidential '97

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@JarnBjorn72

9y↑7

Oh wow. I looked this song up because it was #1 in the U.S. on the day my dear mother was born. Beautiful tune!

@trisharowland2257

4y↑1

I remember my Mother signing this song !

@frankplatt323

3y↑1

Poor old Bud, such a tough guy, and then he's blindsided by love. We've all been there. Good music can break the hardest man

@ThisMissCharleyBabes

9y↑3

My nanna said to me once when she was going through a difficult relationship she was listening to this song and was trying to pick a path of staying in the relationship or to go and be with my grandad instead.. I'm glad she followed her heart and chose grandad :)

@ronyates1140

7y↑2

She had a great voice ...unlike most of the female singers of today ...

@SaraHouck461

10y↑17

This was the #1 song when my dad was born! I wonder if that can easily explain his obsession with that game show?

@LogoMan7777

MCS27 And there may be a possible revival of that show on Fox. It's called Spin the Wheel.

@tauwolke4827

It was #1 when my grandmother was born

@juliereminiec4937

2y↑1

one of my many favorite songs

@francisalbert1799

6y↑39

L.A. Confidential, one of the greatest films!

@josephkane3215

6y↑1

To Me this is what you Call Music from the Greatest ever decade as this is the music I was brought up listening to even now

@CanisLupus123

3y↑10

I first heard this in the movie "L.A Confidential". Classic!

@deliapasqualini970

3y↑3

I don't know why I am crying so much while listening to this song

@mariaelenatsagkalh5126

4y↑1

just today i discovered her shes wonderful!!!! <3 <3 <3

@huntingvuk

9y↑4

great voice! :

@denverjohnson4653

8y↑21

beautiful music from a simpler time.........

@SHJOBR

8y↑19

KAY STARR...ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST GEMS OF THE FIFTIES....SHE COULD SING ANYTHING...EFFORTLESS.AND AS BILLIE HOLIDAY ONCE SAID OF KAY....THE ONLY WHITE SINGER SHE KNEW THAT COULD SING THE BLUES....GREAT POINT, EVEN THOUGH SHE IS PART NATIVE AMERICAN....A TREASURE NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN....

@jackstiteley5439

8y↑3

My mother loved Kay Starr like we loved so many of the 60's groups. I remember her playing this song on an album whenever dad was at work. Mom died at 60 in 1990. I miss her very much but when I hear this song, it is the late 50's and dad is at work.

@error.418

7y↑2

jerry frasier she's mostly native American, 3/4

@jackcanfield182

6y↑3

She was Patsy Cline's favorite singer, and if you listen carefully . . .

@dmitrishchukin8227

9y↑10

I've got acquainted with it - through watching "L.A. Confidential" - and it was on a background
- I do solely believe - that IF someone heard something on background - of the sounds, so bloody coherent to someone - that someone will jump onto Internet search and find the cause - "Kay Star "Wheal Of Fortune""
my discovery meant I missed there entire layer of Great American performers that. She was an epoch for the sounds of early 50 ties - and also she sang some chords in mediant (в терцию) so pleasing to old Russian ear
Hats Off

@ronpranglen5287

Love this blast from the past , 'er indoors sang it accompanied by an organ in our local "The Squirrel " in Winkfield !

@michaelharris6918

This song was #1 25 years before I was born.

@francovu

3y↑14

I think the young people listening to this in 1952 are no different than the young people who listen to todays hits. We live in the moments of music, they bring us back somehow.