Kay Starr

Songs Performed or Written by Kay StarrTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Kay Starr (born Catherine Laverne Starks; July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s. She was of Iroquois and Irish heritage. Starr performed multiple genres, such as pop, jazz, and country, but her roots were in jazz. Her 1952 song "Wheel of Fortune" was a smash hit, and later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Additionally, she had big hits with "Allez-Vous-En" (from the Broadway show... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Rock and Roll Waltz - #2: Comes A-Long A-Love - #3: Hoop-Dee-Doo - #4: Side by Side - #5: Changing Partners
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  Kay Starr
1.
12/1948

You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love)
Kay Starr greentick

105 pts
16
US




written by Larry Fotine, Billy Faber & Fred Meadows
2.
01/1949

So Tired
Kay Starr greentick

187 pts
7
US




[Capitol 15314]
written by Russ Morgan & Jack Stuart
3.
05/1949

How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies
Kay Starr greentick

58 pts
28
US




[Capitol 585]
written by Sonny Burke & Paul Francis Webster
4.
05/1950

#3  Hoop-Dee-Doo
Kay Starr greentick

308 pts
2
US




[Capitol 980]
written by Milton DeLugg & Frank Loesser
5.
05/1950

Bonaparte's Retreat
Kay Starr greentick

246 pts
4
US




[Capitol 936]
written by Pee Wee King
6.
07/1950

Mississippi
Kay Starr greentick

93 pts
18
US




written by Curley Williams & Billy Simmons
7.
11/1950

Oh, Babe
Kay Starr greentick

184 pts
7
US




[Capitol 1278]
written by Louis Prima & Milton Kabak
8.
08/1951

Come On-A My House
Kay Starr greentick

173 pts
8
US




[Capitol 1710]
written by Ross Bagdasarian & William Saroyan
9.
10/1951

Angry
Kay Starr greentick

66 pts
26
US




[Capitol 1677]
written by Henry Brunies, Merritt Brunies, Jules Cassard & Dudley Mecum
10.
02/1952

Wheel of Fortune
Kay Starr greentick

248 pts
1
US




[Capitol 1964]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
11.
05/1952

I Waited a Little Too Long
Kay Starr greentick

58 pts
20
US




[Capitol 2062]
written by Donald O'Conner
12.
07/1952

Kay's Lament
Kay Starr greentick

65 pts
18
US




[Capitol 2151]
written by Hal Stanley & Kay Starr greentick
13.
08/1952

Fool, Fool, Fool
Kay Starr greentick

83 pts
13
US




[Capitol 2151]
written by Ahmet Ertegun
14.
09/1952

#2  Comes A-Long A-Love
Kay Starr greentick

341 pts
9
US


1
UK
[Capitol 2213]
written by Al Sherman
15.
10/1952

Three Letters
Kay Starr greentick

54 pts
22
US




[Capitol 2213]
written by Billy Rose & Hal Stanley
Side by Side
16.
01/1953

#4  Side by Side
Kay Starr greentick

297 pts
3
US


7
UK
[Capitol 2334]
written by Harry M. Woods & Gus Kahn
17.
06/1953

Half a Photograph
Kay Starr greentick

127 pts
7
US




[Capitol 2464]
written by Harold Stanley & Bob Russell
18.
06/1953

Allez-Vous-En
Kay Starr greentick

91 pts
11
US




[Capitol 2464]
written by Cole Porter
19.
10/1953

When My Dreamboat Comes Home
Kay Starr greentick

64 pts
18
US




[Capitol 2595]
written by David Franklin & Cliff Friend
Changing Partners
20.
12/1953

#5  Changing Partners
Kay Starr greentick

285 pts
7
US


4
UK
[Capitol 2657]
written by Larry Coleman & Joe Darion
21.
04/1954

The Man Upstairs
Kay Starr greentick

119 pts
7
US




[Capitol 2769]
written by Hal Stanley, Russ Morgan & Henry Manners
If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
22.
04/1954

If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
Kay Starr greentick

158 pts
4
US




[Capitol 2769]
written by Marguerite Monnot & Geoffrey Parsons
23.
10/1954

Am I a Toy or a Treasure?
Kay Starr greentick

110 pts
22
US


17
UK
[Capitol 2887]
written by Arthur Altman, Irving Taylor & Louis Singer
24.
10/1954

Fortune in Dreams
Kay Starr greentick

62 pts
17
US




[Capitol 2887]
written by Hal Stanley & Irving Taylor
25.
08/1955

Good and Lonesome
Kay Starr greentick

63 pts
17
US




written by Fred Ebb, Larry Coleman & Paul Klein
26.
12/1955

#1  Rock and Roll Waltz
Kay Starr greentick

457 pts
1
US


1
UK
[RCA 47-6359]
written by Shorty Allen & Roy Alfred
27.
02/1956

I've Changed My Mind a Thousand Times
Kay Starr greentick

10 pts
73
US




[RCA 6359]
written by Bob Hilliard
28.
06/1956

Second Fiddle
Kay Starr greentick

22 pts
40
US




[RCA 47-6541]
written by John Redmond, Frank Weldon, James Cavanaugh & Irving Taylor
29.
08/1956

Love Ain't Right
Kay Starr greentick

7 pts
89
US




[RCA 47-6541]
written by Raymond Karl & Hal Stanley
30.
09/1956

The Good Book
Kay Starr greentick

7 pts
89
US




written by Hal Stanley & Irving Taylor
31.
09/1956

Things I Never Had
Kay Starr greentick

7 pts
89
US




written by Hal Stanley & Irving Taylor
32.
04/1957

Jamie Boy
Kay Starr greentick

14 pts
54
US




[RCA 47-6864]
written by Joe Shapiro & Lou Stallman
33.
04/1957

Little Loneliness
Kay Starr greentick

9 pts
73
US




written by Damita Jo Gibson
34.
09/1957

My Heart Reminds Me
Kay Starr greentick

90 pts
9
US




[RCA 47-6981]
written by Camillo Bargoni, Al Stillman & Paul Siegel
35.
03/1961

Foolin' Around
Kay Starr greentick

17 pts
49
US




[Capitol 4542]
written by Harlan Howard & Buck Owens
36.
06/1961

I'll Never Be Free
Kay Starr greentick

6 pts
94
US




[Capitol 4583]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
37.
10/1962

Four Walls
Kay Starr greentick

6 pts
92
US




[Capitol 4835]
written by Marvin Moore & George Campbell
38.
11/1965

Never Dreamed I Could Love Somebody New
Kay Starr greentick

from Tears & Heartaches / Old Records   
6 pts


23
AC


[Capitol 5492]
written by Eddie Snyder & Richard Ahlert
39.
03/1966

Old Records
Kay Starr greentick

from Tears & Heartaches / Old Records   
5 pts


26
AC


[Capitol 5601]
written by Merle Kilgore & Arthur Thomas
40.
04/1966

Tears and Heartaches
Kay Starr greentick

from Tears & Heartaches / Old Records   
7 pts


19
AC


[Capitol 5601]
written by Richard Ahlert & Eddie Snyder
41.
12/1967

When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)
Kay Starr greentick

6 pts


24
AC


[ABC 11013]
written by Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus & Bennie Benjamin


See also...

Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford


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