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Sammy Kaye

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Also known as Sam William Zarnocay

American big band leader and musician (1910–1987)

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  • Sunday Serenade
  • Sammy Kaye's Sunday Serenade Book of Poetry
  • Sunday Serenade (Vol 1 & 2)
  • Sunday Serenade ( Volumes 1 & 2 )
  • Sammy Kayes Sunday Serenade Book of Poetry (Volume II

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1910-03-13
Active to
1987-06-02
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Sammy Kaye (1910 — 1987) was a famous U.S. bandleader and songwriter. He graduated from Rocky River High School in Rocky River, Ohio in 1927. He attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio where he was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity. Kaye could play the saxophone and the clarinet, but he never featured himself as a soloist on either one. A leader of one of the so-called "Sweet" bands of the Big Band era, he made a large number of records for Vocalion Records, RCA Victor, Columbia Records, and t

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Samuel
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Lakewood
Place of death
Ridgewood
Instrument
saxophone
Record label
RCA Victor
Image
Sammy Kaye 1952.JPG
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date of birth
1910-03-13
date of death
1987-06-02
Commons category
Sammy Kaye
cause of death
cancer
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Samuel Zarnocay Jr.
pseudonym
Sammy Kaye
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