Kay Starr was born on July 21, 1922 In Oklahoma. Her birth name is Katherine Laverne Starks. She is of Irish and American Indian heritage. At the age 15 she was chosen to sing with the Joe Venuti orchestra. When Starks father changed jobs she had to move to Memphis where she continued performing on the radio. She sang "Western swing music", country, and pop.How she got the name Kay Starr was inspired by a fan who misspelled so her parents changed her name to Kay Starr. Most of her songs are only influences of Jazz in them. Starr was on of the first female artist to perform country western swing music. As of 2010 she is still preforming. Here is a video of one of her songs "Wheel Of Fortune".
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