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