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Kay Starr
Starr in 1999
Background information
Birth name	Katherine Laverne Starks
Born	(1922-07-21)July 21, 1922 Dougherty, Oklahoma, United States
Died	November 3, 2016(2016-11-03) (aged 94) Beverly Hills, California, United States
Genres	Traditional pop, jazz
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1939–2016
Labels	Capitol, RCA Victor
Website	Official website

Katherine Laverne Starks (July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016), known as Kay Starr, was an American singer. She was popular in the 1940s and 1950s. She is best remembered for introducing two songs that became #1 hits in the 1950s, "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Rock And Roll Waltz".

Starr died on November 3, 2016 at her home in Beverly Hills, California from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 94.^[1]

Media related to Kay Starr at Wikimedia Commons

• The Kay Starr homepage
• Biography of Kay Starr Archived 2004-05-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
• The Iceberg site Archived 2004-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Kay Starr discography
• Kay Starr interview on KUOW 94.9 (NPR) Seattle, 2006 Archived 2009-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Kay Starr on IMDb

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