Kay Starr

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.

References

Other websites

The Kay Starr homepage
Biography of Kay Starr  (in Spanish)
The Iceberg site 
Kay Starr discography
Kay Starr interview on KUOW 94.9 (NPR) Seattle, 2006 

Category:1922 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
Category:Disease-related deaths in California
Category:American pop singers
Category:Singers from Oklahoma
Category:Native American singers