# Sammy Kaye

> Sammy Kaye was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era. The expression springs from his first hit single in 1937, "Swing and Sway". He was the first to record and release the standard "Blueberry Hill" in 1940. During World War II, he co-wrote and recorded the anthemic "Remember Pearl Harbor". He was the first to record and release the #1 song "Daddy" in 1941. His final #1 hit was "Harbor Lights" in 1950.

*American big band leader and musician (1910–1987)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/sammy-kaye

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1910-03-13
- **Died:** 1987-06-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 9.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443387/ (@nm0443387)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.sammykayeorchestra.com/

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/963728)
- [سامي كاي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A_%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%8A)
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- [Sammy Kaye](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Kaye)
- [Sammy Kaye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Kaye)
- [Sammy Kaye](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Kaye)
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- [Sammy Kaye](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Kaye)
- [Sammy Kaye](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Kaye)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2457081d-f162-46b4-b8e7-d89d44c3935a)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2217509)
- [Sammy Kaye](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1238710)

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