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    Kern Kyser (June 18, 1905 – July 23, 1985), known as Kay Kyser, was an American bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s. Kyser was born...
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    Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge is an American old-time radio musical quiz program starring Kay Kyser. It was broadcast on Mutual, NBC, and ABC...
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    and actress, best known for her work with Kay Kyser's big band orchestra in the mid-1940s. She and Kyser were married in 1944 until he died in 1985....
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  • directed by David Butler and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film stars Kay Kyser and his band, with a cast that included Adolphe Menjou, Lucille Ball,...
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  • sung by Dick Thomas. The most commercially successful recording was by Kay Kyser, whose version reached no. 1 in the Billboard charts in July 1942. Versions...
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  • Playmates (1941). In addition, he performed with Kyser on the radio and television quiz show Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge in 1949 and 1950....
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  • Kay Kyser's Greatest Hits is a 1962 compilation album featuring music made famous by American bandleader Kay Kyser released by Capitol Records. While Kyser...
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  • Kyser is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Kay Kyser (1905–1985), American bandleader and radio personality Kurt Kyser (1951-2017), Canadian...
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  • "Ole Buttermilk Sky" was a big hit in 1946 for Kay Kyser and other artists. It has been covered by a multitude of artists over the years. The following...
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  • was made in March, 1939, about a month before the Kay Kyser recording. The song as sung by Kay Kyser and accompanied by his band, released in 1939. It...
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  • is a 1940 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Kay Kyser. In 1940, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original...
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  • wrestler Kay Christofferson, American politician Kay van Dijk, Dutch volleyball player Kay Kyser, American bandleader and radio personality Kay Nielsen...
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  • Fever is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Tim Whelan. Kay Kyser plays an ambitious music composer, also gifted with a hypnotic "evil eye"...
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  • of the track for the 1970 The Folk Album. Kay Kyser himself did not record on the 1962 album, Kay Kyser's Greatest Hits, since he had retired from show...
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    that, Douglas joined the big band of Kay Kyser as a singer. Although big band swing faded from popularity, Kyser had to continue performing due to contractual...
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  • cast, and stars Kay Kyser and his band, Mischa Auer, Joan Davis, Marcy McGuire, Wally Brown, and Alan Carney. The picture follows Kyser and his troupe...
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    have contributed significant donations to the center are: Johnny Carson Kay Kyser Paula Kent Meehan Patrick Soon-Shiong Jimmy Stewart St. John's Health...
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    Herald-Post. May 17, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved May 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. "Kay Kyser Musical On Ritz Calendar". The Anniston Star. January 2, 1944. p. 11....
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  • "Park Avenue Fantasy." Hit recordings in 1939 were by Glenn Miller, Kay Kyser, Jimmy Dorsey and by Al Donohue. The Glenn Miller recording on RCA Bluebird...
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    14 (14) "To Each His Own" Freddy Martin 15 (15) "Ole Buttermilk Sky" Kay Kyser 16 (16) "To Each His Own" The Ink Spots 17 (17) "Symphony" Freddy Martin...
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    Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland", recorded by Dennis Day, Kenny Baker, and Kay Kyser, among others, the 1942 musical film Johnny Doughboy, and the character...
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  • was an American singer and actress in films who was a vocalist with the Kay Kyser orchestra in the 1940s. She recorded several hit songs including the 1943...
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  • pacing back and forth on the stage carrying and dancing with her bubble: Kay Kyser, in his "Ol' Perfessor" character, shouts out "Students!" to which a group...
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  • (1987). Popular recordings in the United States in 1939 were made by Kay Kyser & His Orchestra (vocals by Ginny Simms & Harry Babbitt) and by the Johnny...
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  • on the R&B chart on November 14 of the same year. The 1942 version by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra reached number 1. A portion of the tune is sung while...
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  • and bandleader Kay Kyser's agent concoct a story that a great actor will teach Kyser how to play Shakespeare. Kay Kyser as Kay Kyser John Barrymore as...
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  • out of court for an undisclosed sum. Recordings in 1940 were made by Kay Kyser and his orchestra (vocals: Sully Mason & His Playmates), by Mitchell Ayres...
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    1950s, moved on from Hometown Jamboree. He took over from bandleader Kay Kyser as host of the TV version of NBC quiz show College of Musical Knowledge...
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  • featuring Kay Kyser, Ellen Drew and Jane Wyman. This movie is a comedic version of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. Kay Kyser as Kay Kyser Ish Kabibble...
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  • written by Joseph Hoffman, Al Martin and Jack Henley. The film stars Kay Kyser, Ann Miller, Victor Moore, Jeff Donnell, Howard Freeman, Georgia Carroll...
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