Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

Kay Kyser and His Orchestra Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

James Kern Kyser (June 18, 1905 – July 23, 1985), known as Kay Kyser, was an American bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s. == Early years == Kyser was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the son of Emily Royster Kyser (née Howell) and Paul Bynum Kyser, who were pharmacists. He was one of six children, and his mother was the first registered female pharmacist in the state. Journalist and newspaper editor Vermont C. Royster was his... [more on Wikipedia]

Kay Kyser and His Orchestra began charting in 1935 with Star Gazing.The artist placed 64 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 41 of which reached the Top‑10, including 5 number‑ones.

Top songs: #1: Jingle Jangle Jingle - #2: Three Little Fishes - #3: The Umbrella Man - #4: Woody Woodpecker - #5: Ole Buttermilk Sky
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  1935
1.
1935

(I've Grown So Lonesome) Thinking of You
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

86 pts
20
US
written by Walter Donaldson & Paul Ash
2.
1935

Star Gazing
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

115 pts
14
US
[Brunswick 7465]
written by Marty Symes, Al Neiburg & Jerry Levinson
  1936
3.
1936

Did You Mean It?
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

208 pts
6
US
written by Mort Dixon & Jesse Greer
  1937
4.
1937

Cause My Baby Says It's So
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

128 pts
12
US
written by Al Dubin & Harry Warren
  1938
5.
1938

Cry, Baby, Cry
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

266 pts
3
US
written by Jimmy Eaton & Terry Shand
6.
1938

Don't Cross Your Fingers, Cross Your Heart
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

115 pts
14
US
written by Al Donahue, Larry Shay & Johnny Marks
7.
1938

Hark the Sound of Tar Heel Voices
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

105 pts
16
US
8.
1938

Monday Morning
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

135 pts
11
US
written by Frank Worrell
9.
1938

Music, Maestro, Please!
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

227 pts
5
US
written by Allie Wrubel & Herb Magidson
10.
1938

Stop Beatin' Around the Mulberry Bush
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

208 pts
6
US
written by Clay Boland & Bickley Reichner
11.
1938

Two Sleepy People
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

188 pts
7
US
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Frank Loesser
12.
1938

Ya Got Me
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

159 pts
9
US
written by Clay Boland & Bickley S. Reichmer
13.
12/1938

#3  The Umbrella Man
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

364 pts
1
US
written by Vincent Rose, Larry Stock & James Cavanaugh
  1939
14.
1939

(Gotta Get Some) Shut-Eye
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

208 pts
6
US
written by Walter Donaldson & Johnny Mercer
15.
1939

Chopsticks
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

86 pts
20
US
written by Eliot Daniel & Jack Lawrence
16.
1939

Concert in the Park
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

146 pts
10
US
written by Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin
17.
1939

Cuckoo in the Clock
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

227 pts
5
US
written by Walter Donaldson & Johnny Mercer
18.
1939

Day in, Day Out
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

135 pts
11
US
written by Rube Bloom & Johnny Mercer
19.
1939

Heaven Can Wait
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

115 pts
14
US
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Eddie DeLange
20.
1939

Hello, Mr. Kringle
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

122 pts
13
US
written by Dave Franklin
21.
1939

I Promise You
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

188 pts
7
US
written by Alice Faye, Sammy Lerner & Ben Oakland
22.
1939

Stairway to the Stars
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

250 pts
4
US
written by Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli & Mitchell Parish
23.
1939

The Tinkle Song
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

227 pts
5
US
written by Kay Armen & Jack Beekman
24.
1939

#2  Three Little Fishes
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

365 pts
1
US
written by Saxie Dowell
25.
12/1939

The Little Red Fox (N'Ya N'Ya Ya Can't Catch Me)
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

250 pts
4
US
vocals by Kay Kyser, Little Audrey & Harry Babbitt
written by Jerome Kern, Hy Heath, John Lange & Lewis Porter
  1940
26.
01/1940

Chatterbox
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

210 pts
6
US
vocals by Harry Babbitt
written by Allan Roberts & Jerome Brainin
27.
05/1940

Playmates
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

319 pts
2
US
vocals by Sully Mason & His Playmates
written by Charles L. Johnson & Saxie Dowell
28.
05/1940

With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

252 pts
4
US
vocals by Ginny Simms
written by Clara Edwards & Jack Lawrence
29.
07/1940

Friendship
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

129 pts
12
US
vocals by Jack Martin & Ish Kabibble
written by Cole Porter
Blueberry Hill
30.
09/1940

Blueberry Hill
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

113 pts
15
US
vocals by Harry Babbitt
written by Vincent Rose, Al Lewis & Larry Stock
31.
11/1940

Ferry-Boat Serenade
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

210 pts
6
US
vocals by Harry, Ginny, Jack & Max Williams
written by Eldo Di Lazzaro, Mario Panzeri & Harold Adamson
  1941
32.
04/1941

Alexander the Swoose (Half Swan-Half Goose)
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

276 pts
3
US
vocals by Harry, Ginny, Jack & Max Williams
written by Franklin Furlett
33.
05/1941

The Wise Old Owl
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

96 pts
19
US
written by Joe Ricardel
34.
07/1941

'Til Reveille
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

216 pts
6
US
vocals by Harry, Ginny, Jack & Max Williams; vocals by Sully Mason
written by Stanley Cowan & Bobby Worth
35.
11/1941

Why Don't We Do This More Often?
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

99 pts
18
US
vocals by Ginny Simms
written by Allie Wrubeland & Charles Newman
  1942
36.
01/1942

(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

191 pts
7
US
vocals by Harry Babbitt
written by Walter Kent & Nat Burton
37.
03/1942

A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal)
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

174 pts
8
US
vocals by Sully Mason
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert & Bob O'Brien
38.
04/1942

Who Wouldn't Love You
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

321 pts
2
US
written by Bill Carey & Carl Fischer
39.
06/1942

Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

174 pts
8
US
written by Al Goodhart & Kay Twomey
40.
07/1942

#1  Jingle Jangle Jingle
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

371 pts
1
US
vocals by Harry Babbitt
written by Frank Loesser & Joseph J. Lilley
41.
08/1942

He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

320 pts
2
US
vocals by Harry Babbitt
written by Eric Maschwitz & Michael Carr
42.
10/1942

Strip Polka
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

230 pts
5
US
vocals by Jack Martin & the Glee Club
written by Johnny Mercer
43.
10/1942

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

320 pts
2
US
vocals by the Glee Club
written by Frank Loesser
Can't Get Out of This Mood
44.
11/1942

Can't Get Out of This Mood
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

97 pts
18
US
written by Jimmy McHugh & Frank Loesser
  1943
45.
02/1943

Moonlight Mood
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

94 pts
17
US
written by Pete DeRose & Harold Adamson
46.
06/1943

Let's Get Lost
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

239 pts
4
US
written by Frank Loesser & Jimmy McHugh
47.
07/1943

The Fuddy Duddy Watchmaker
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

100 pts
16
US
vocals by Julie Conway
written by Frank Loesser & Jimmy McHugh
48.
07/1943

Pushin' Sand
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

91 pts
18
US
written by George Simmons & Roc Hillman
  1945
49.
01/1945

There Goes That Song Again
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

186 pts
7
US
vocals by Georgia Carroll
written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn
50.
02/1945

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

126 pts
12
US
vocals by Dolly Mitchell
written by Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
51.
06/1945

Bell Bottom Trousers
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

263 pts
3
US
vocals by Dolly Mitchell
written by traditional & Moe Jaffe
52.
07/1945

Can't You Read Between the Lines
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

144 pts
10
US
vocals by Dolly Mitchell
written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn
53.
08/1945

Rosemary
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

144 pts
10
US
written by Jimmie Dodd & John Jacob Loeb
54.
08/1945

Horses Don't Bet on People
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

133 pts
11
US
vocals by Clyde Rogers
written by John Jacob Loeb
55.
11/1945

That's for Me
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

126 pts
12
US
vocals by Michael Douglas & The Campus Kids
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
  1946
56.
02/1946

Slowly
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

132 pts
11
US
vocals by Michael Douglas & The Campus Kids
written by Kermit Goell & David Raksin
57.
04/1946

One-Zy Two-Zy (I Love You-Zy)
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

222 pts
5
US
vocals by the Moonbeams
written by Dave Franklin & Irving Taylor
58.
09/1946

#5  Ole Buttermilk Sky
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

359 pts
1
US
vocals by Michael Douglas & The Campus Kids
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Jack Brooks
59.
11/1946

Huggin' and Chalkin'
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

169 pts
8
US
written by Clancy Hayes & Kermit Goell
60.
11/1946

The Old Lamp-Lighter
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

261 pts
3
US
vocals by Michael Douglas & The Campus Kids
written by Nat Simon & Charles Tobias
  1947
61.
02/1947

Managua, Nicagagua (Manag-wa, Nicarag-wa)
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

203 pts
6
US
vocals by Jack Martin & the Campus Kids
written by Irving Fields & Albert Gamse
  1948
62.
01/1948

Serenade of the Bells
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

120 pts
13
US
vocals by Harry Babbitt & the Campus Kids
written by Kay Twomey, Al Goodhart & Al Urbano
63.
06/1948

#4  Woody Woodpecker
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

363 pts
1
US
vocals by Gloria Wood
written by George Tibbles & Ramey Idriss
64.
10/1948

On a Slow Boat to China
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra greentick

313 pts
2
US
vocals by Gloria Wood & Harry Babbitt
written by Frank Loesser


See also...

Kay Kyser • Kay Kyser's Orchestra


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