As per our current Database, Sammy Kaye has been died on Jun 2, 1987 (age 77).
When Sammy Kaye die, Sammy Kaye was 77 years old.
| Popular As | Sammy Kaye |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Age | 77 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | March 13, 1910 (Lakewood, OH) |
| Birthday | March 13 |
| Town/City | Lakewood, OH |
| Nationality | OH |
Sammy Kaye’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Sammy Kaye was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
Bandleader and Saxophonist who was widely popular during the Big Band era of the 1930s and 1940s. "Swing and sway with Sammy Kaye" was his tag line and emblematic of the Big Band Era.
He attended Ohio University after graduating from high school in 1927. He was introduced to television audiences as the host of "So You Want to Lead a Band?," the short-lived ABC series.
He and Dan Reid composed "Remember Pearl Harbor," following the Dec. 7, 1941, attack by the Japanese. His NBC Radio show was on the air when the news broke of the attack.
He married Ruth Knox Eden on March 2, 1940. The couple divorced in 1956.
He was a prominent Big Band leader like trombone player Tommy Dorsey .
