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 - 1949

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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 374 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-027917	10-in.	10/14/1938	While a cigarette was burning	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-027918	10-in.	10/14/1938	They say	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-027919	10-in.	10/14/1938	Get out of town	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-027920	10-in.	10/14/1938	From now on	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-030108	10-in.	11/11/1938	(Don't wait 'til) The night before Christmas	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BS-030109	10-in.	11/11/1938	Everybody's laughing	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-030110	10-in.	11/11/1938	Your eyes are bigger than your heart	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BS-030111	10-in.	11/11/1938	Say it with a kiss	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-030329	10-in.	11/30/1938	We'll never know	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-030330	10-in.	11/30/1938	No star is lost	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-030331	10-in.	11/30/1938	You're gonna see a lot of me	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-030332	10-in.	11/30/1938	The umbrella man	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio and vocal chorus	director
Victor	BS-030747	10-in.	12/21/1938	Mexicali Rose	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-030748	10-in.	12/21/1938	A song of old Hawaii	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-030749	10-in.	12/21/1938	Among those sailing	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-030750	10-in.	12/21/1938	Little lad	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with recitation	director
Victor	BS-030751	10-in.	12/21/1938	Little lad	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-031813	10-in.	1/20/1939	Eileen	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Victor	BS-031814	10-in.	1/20/1939	Could be	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BS-031815	10-in.	1/20/1939	Penny serenade	Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	director
Victor	BS-031816	10-in.	1/20/1939	There's a hole in the old oaken bucket	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio and vocal chorus	director
Victor	BS-031897	10-in.	2/8/1939	Little lad	Three Reasons ; Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-032975	10-in.	3/14/1939	Snug as a bug in a rug	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-032976	10-in.	3/14/1939	That sly old gentleman (From Featherbed Lane)	Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-032977	10-in.	3/14/1939	Tears from my inkwell	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kaye, Sammy," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100040.

Kaye, Sammy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100040.

"Kaye, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.