Sammy Kaye

Summary

Sammy Kaye is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Lakewood^[2]. He was born on March 13, 1910^[3]. He passed away in Ridgewood^[4]. He died on June 2, 1987^[5]. He worked as a bandleader^[6], composer^[7], conductor^[8], songwriter^[9], and recording artist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Sammy Kaye's place of birth was Lakewood^[2].
• Sammy Kaye died in Ridgewood^[4].
• Sammy Kaye was born on March 13, 1910^[3].
• Sammy Kaye died on June 2, 1987^[5].
• Sammy Kaye is buried at Lakewood Park Cemetery^[12].
• Sammy Kaye held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Sammy Kaye's professions included bandleader^[6].
• Sammy Kaye's professions included composer^[7].
• Sammy Kaye's professions included conductor^[8].
• Sammy Kaye's professions included songwriter^[9].
• Sammy Kaye worked as a recording artist^[10].
• Sammy Kaye's education included a stint at Ohio University^[14].
• Sammy Kaye was educated at Rocky River High School^[15].
• Sammy Kaye received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[16].
• Sammy Kaye was a member of Theta Chi^[17].
• Sammy Kaye was a member of Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye^[18].
• Sammy Kaye is recorded as male^[19].
• Sammy Kaye's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Sammy Kaye's genre is big band^[21].
• Sammy Kaye's record label is recorded as Vocalion Records^[22].
• Sammy Kaye's record label is recorded as Decca^[23].
• Sammy Kaye's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[24].
• Sammy Kaye's record label is recorded as Philips Records^[25].
• Sammy Kaye's record label is recorded as RCA Victor^[26].
• Sammy Kaye's discography is recorded as Sammy Kaye discography^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1910-03-13^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1987-06-02^[31]

• Genre(s): big band, jazz, swing^[32]

• Community tags: band directors, big band, composers, jazz, swing^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2457081d-f162-46b4-b8e7-d89d44c3935a^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Sammy Kaye's place of birth was Lakewood^[2]. He was born on March 13, 1910^[3].

Education

Educated at Ohio University^[14], a public university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1804^[37], headquartered in Athens^[38] and Rocky River High School^[15], a high school^[39], in United States^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader^[6], composer^[7], conductor^[8], songwriter^[9], and recording artist^[10].

Recognition

Sammy Kaye received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[16].

Death and Burial

Sammy Kaye died on June 2, 1987^[5]. He died in Ridgewood^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[41]. He is buried at Lakewood Park Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Sammy Kaye ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Sammy Kaye born?

Sammy Kaye was born in Lakewood^[2].

Where did Sammy Kaye die?

Sammy Kaye passed away in Ridgewood^[4].

What did Sammy Kaye do for work?

Sammy Kaye worked as bandleader^[6], composer^[7], conductor^[8], songwriter^[9], and recording artist^[10].

Where did Sammy Kaye go to school?

Sammy Kaye was educated at Ohio University^[14] and Rocky River High School^[15].

What awards did Sammy Kaye receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[16].