Kay Kyser

Composer

Birthday June 18, 1905

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace North Carolina

DEATH DATE Jul 23, 1985 (80)

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About

Bandleader and radio personality remembered for his Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge broadcast and for his eleven #1 records.

Before Fame

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Trivia

He was posthumously inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 1999.

Family Life

He had three children with his wife, Georgia Carroll.

Associated With

He also appeared in several films, co-starring with Ann Miller in the 1944 film Carolina Blues.