Sammy Kaye

Sammy Kaye (born Samuel Zarnocay Jr.; March 13, 1910 – June 2, 1987) 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" (U.S. no. 15). His signature tune was "Harbor Lights", a number-one hit from late 1950's.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 13, 1910 (Lakewood), Died June 2, 1987 (Ridgewood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1948

Roles Represented in DAHR: director, composer, songwriter, speaker, lyricist, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 301-316 of 316 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D7VB-2267	10-in.	11/24/1947	At a sidewalk penny arcade	Don Cornell ; Laura Leslie ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2268	10-in.	11/24/1947	Somebody else's picture	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Your Sunday Serenade Sweetheart	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2269	10-in.	11/24/1947	Spring Came	Don Cornell ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2270	10-in.	12/2/1947	Funny little money man	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Your Sunday Serenade Sweetheart	Female vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2559	10-in.	12/2/1947	The tune on the tip of my heart	Don Cornell ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2561	10-in.	12/2/1947	Tell me a story	Don Cornell ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2562	10-in.	12/2/1947	I can't afford to send you roses	Don Cornell ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2870	10-in.	12/21/1947	The last polka	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Female vocal trio, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2871	10-in.	12/21/1947	I love you, yes I do	Don Cornell ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2872	10-in.	12/21/1947	Here I'll stay	Don Cornell ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2873	10-in.	12/21/1947	Green-up time	Kaydets ; Laura Leslie ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2874	10-in.	12/21/1947	Lavender blue (dilly dilly)	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2875	10-in.	12/21/1947	May I still hold you (when the dance is over)	Don Cornell ; Laura Leslie ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2884	10-in.	12/21/1947	Lonesome	Don Cornell ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D8VB-4094	10-in.	12/20/1948	I got a gal in Galveston	Don Cornell ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio, vocal chorus and jazz/dance band	director, songwriter
Victor	D8VB-4095	10-in.	12/20/1948	The rosewood spinet	Don Cornell ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio, vocal chorus and jazz/dance band	director

(Results 301-316 of 316 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kaye, Sammy," accessed September 25, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100040.

Kaye, Sammy. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 25, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100040.

"Kaye, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 25 September 2023.