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 126-150 of 374 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-046152	10-in.	1/2/1940	Baby face	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	director
Victor	BS-046153	10-in.	1/2/1940	Pretty baby	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-046819	10-in.	1/31/1940	On the Isle of May	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-046820	10-in.	1/31/1940	Let's all sing together	Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-046821	10-in.	1/31/1940	Head on my pillow	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-046822	10-in.	1/31/1940	Love song of Renaldo	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-047202	10-in.	2/14/1940	With the wind and the rain in your hair	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-047203	10-in.	2/14/1940	A little boy and a little girl	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-047204	10-in.	2/14/1940	A fool was I	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, composer
Victor	BS-047205	10-in.	2/14/1940	A lover's lullaby	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-047282	10-in.	2/28/1940	Please take a letter, Miss Brown	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-047283	10-in.	2/28/1940	The woodpecker song	Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-047284	10-in.	2/28/1940	Sierra Sue	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-047285	10-in.	2/28/1940	I walk with music	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-047980	10-in.	3/20/1940	Little curly hair in high chair	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-047981	10-in.	3/20/1940	Let there be love	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-047982	10-in.	3/20/1940	The peasant serenade	Clyde Burke ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, vocal trio, and vocal chorus	director
Victor	BS-047983	10-in.	3/20/1940	He's a tough hombre	Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-050134	10-in.	4/24/1940	Make-Believe Island	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-050135	10-in.	4/24/1940	Where was I?	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-050136	10-in.	4/24/1940	Her name was Rosita	Clyde Burke ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-050137	10-in.	4/24/1940	Sweet Angelina	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, director
Victor	BS-051050	10-in.	5/31/1940	Blueberry Hill	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-051051	10-in.	5/31/1940	Down by the O-hi-o (O, my, o!)	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BS-051052	10-in.	5/31/1940	Orchids for remembrance	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director

(Results 126-150 of 374 records)

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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.