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 51-75 of 374 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-032978	10-in.	3/14/1939	East side of heaven	Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-032979	10-in.	3/14/1939	Red skies in the night	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-033746	10-in.	2/17/1939	We've come a long way together	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-033747	10-in.	2/17/1939	Rainbow Valley	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-033748	10-in.	2/17/1939	Thursday	Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-033749	10-in.	2/17/1939	Name it and it's yours	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-033775	10-in.	2/28/1939	I'm happy about the whole thing	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-033776	10-in.	2/28/1939	In a moment of weakness	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-033777	10-in.	2/28/1939	Out of the starlight	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, songwriter
Victor	BS-033778	10-in.	2/28/1939	At a little hot dog stand	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-033779	10-in.	2/28/1939	I'm building a sailboat of dreams	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-035346	10-in.	3/24/1939	Friends medley	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-035347	10-in.	3/24/1939	Oriental medley	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-035348	10-in.	3/24/1939	The sheik of Araby	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-035349	10-in.	3/24/1939	Rio Rita	James Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-035734	10-in.	4/11/1939	Whistling in the Wildwood	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-035735	10-in.	4/11/1939	Down Linger Longer Lane	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-035736	10-in.	4/11/1939	How strange	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-035737	10-in.	4/11/1939	A ruble a rhumba	Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal trio	director
Victor	BS-036541	10-in.	4/27/1939	The tinkle song	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BS-036542	10-in.	4/27/1939	My heart has wings	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-036543	10-in.	4/27/1939	Pippinella	Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal trio	director
Victor	BS-036544	10-in.	4/27/1939	Prairie boy	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-036952	10-in.	5/17/1939	White sails	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-036953	10-in.	5/17/1939	Concert in the park	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director

(Results 51-75 of 374 records)

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Citation

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.