Heavens! Who even knew she was still alive? (#297 in a series...)
Today, the lovely 1950s crooner Miss Kay Starr celebrates her 90th birthday. What better way to pay respects than with Miss Starr's most famous hit Wheel of Fortune, as presented in that most "creative" of styles, a Scopitone clip?!
I dare say that when this song was first written and recorded, no-one could have expected it - or Miss Starr - would ever be accompanied by writhing go-go girls...
And then there's this bizarrely literal interpretation of Around The World:
We love Scopitone! We love Kay Starr!
Facts about Kay Starr:
- She is part-Iroquois Indian, and was born on a reservation in Oklahoma.
- Kay was one of the guests who accompanied the manic Spike Jones on his TV series Club Oasis.
- Count Basie and Kay Starr collaborated on an album in 1968 called How About This; and this rare classic has recently been released on CD.
- One of her last recordings was a duet with Tony Bennett in 2001, Blue and Sentimental .
Kay Starr fan site
That first picture.......if Montgomery Clift had been transgender........
ReplyDeleteYou never saw them in the same room together! Jx
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