Sammy Kaye
American big band leader and musician (1910-1987) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 77
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.
Sammy Kaye is read about 47 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
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Ella Fitzgerald Duets: Love Walked In and That's My Desire
Louis Armstrong Duets: That's My Desire (1931)
Frank Sinatra Duets: Love Walked In (1937)
Dinah Washington Duets: Love Walked In (1937)
Artie Shaw Duets: Love Walked In (1937)
Frankie Laine Duets: That's My Desire (1931)
S. Sylvan Simon Directed Song of the Open Road (1944)
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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.
