Kay Starr

American singer (1922–2016)
Person Human Q469125
Kay Starr
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[13]
Date of birth
July 21, 1922
Date of death
November 3, 2016
Place of birth
Dougherty
Place of death
Beverly Hills
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Official website
www.kaystarr.net[25]
Birth name
Catherine Laverne Starks[28]
End of work period
2001[30]
Family name
Starks[21]
Instrument
voice[27]
Manner of death
natural causes[26]
Number of viewers/listeners
+4425685[31]
Pseudonym
Kay Starr[24]
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Start of work period
1939[29]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 56
VIAF cluster ID
71579392
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91072807
GND ID
135467535
All About Jazz musician ID
4589
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000857203
Apple Music artist ID
531869
Awards & Winners artist ID
02t7zt
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13900023s
Billboard artist ID
kay-starr
Carnegie Hall agent ID
4444
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DAHR artist ID
345161
DDB person (GND) ID
135467535
Deezer artist ID
61729
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
135467535
Discogs artist ID
164572
FAST ID
289114
FamilySearch person ID
GM8F-5VK
Find a Grave memorial ID
172180556
Freebase ID
/m/02t7zt
GTAA ID
1452297
Geni profile ID
6000000029601815997
Genius artist ID
Kay-starr
Grove Music Online ID
J426300
IMDb ID
nm0823545
J9U entity ID
987007315103905171
KBR person ID
14675996
Kinobox person ID
909731
Last.fm ID
Kay+Starr
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
16549
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000070880
NNDB people ID
305/000162816
National Library of Latvia ID
000071548
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1473481
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp164721
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072996226
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100528683
PORT person ID
530857
Rate Your Music artist ID
kay_starr
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/kay_starr
SNAC ARK ID
w6r33c9d
Shazam artist ID
531869
Sinemalar person ID
299369
Songkick artist ID
259394
Spotify artist ID
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TMDB person ID
1221915
Tidal artist ID
56746
Universal Music France artist ID
20000129035
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058513840106706
WikiTree person ID
Starks-1007
Yandex Music artist ID
86364
YouTube channel ID
UCfIssLAwFh4u68CWxDIJfDg

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Occupation 2
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Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
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Manner of death 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Kay Starr was born on July 21, 1922[1], in Dougherty[2]. She died on November 3, 2016[3], in Beverly Hills[4]. She worked as a singer[5], jazz musician[6], and musician[7].

FAQs

Where was Kay Starr born?

Kay Starr was born in Dougherty[2].

Where did Kay Starr die?

Kay Starr died in Beverly Hills[4].

What did Kay Starr do for work?

Kay Starr worked as a singer[5], jazz musician[6], and musician[7].

Where did Kay Starr go to school?

Kay Starr was educated at Memphis Technical High School[10].

What awards did Kay Starr receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[11] and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . noise11.com. noise11.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . walkoffame.com. Retrieved . walkoffame.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . omhof.com. omhof.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . musik-sammler.de. musik-sammler.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 61729
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63224: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part1: imp"
  2. 9d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 56746
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63220: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57984: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  4. 6w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    PORT person ID → 530857
    "Created claim: PORT person ID: 530857, batch #275236"
  5. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 299369
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 299369, batch #270112"
  6. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 1E82-AC50-CAB4-9632-5004
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46458: HAND ID (5)"
  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, jazz musician, musician
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32086: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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