Kaye, Sammy
(1910–1987)
Kaye, Sammy (13 Mar 1910–2 June 1987) American dance band leader, born in Rocky River, Ohio. Graduating from Ohio University in 1932, he formed a band and was successful in the Midwest, offering a notably sweet sound and the idea of “singing song titles”—announcements of the song name before the melody began. “Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye” caught on as a slogan, and the band became one of the most popular for the longest time. A crisper sound emerged in the 1960s. Kaye’s band continued to…