Kay Starr

Katherine Laverne Starks (July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016), known as Kay Starr, was an American pop and jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the 1940s and 1950s. She is best remembered for introducing two songs that became #1 hits in the 1950s, "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Rock And Roll Waltz". Starr was successful in every field of music she tried: jazz, pop and country. But her roots were in jazz; and Billie Holiday, considered by many the greatest jazz singer of all time, called Starr "the only white woman who could sing the blues."

Links To Peel
Peel mentioned buying Kay Starr's Wheel Of Fortune record when he was a teenager in 1952 on his 14 May 1997 show and described how critics dismissed her voice as vulgar, which he replied vulgar is exactly what I wanted. The record was nominated for Peelenium 1952 by the DJ himself in 1999.

Shows Played
1997 1999
 * 14 May 1997: Wheel Of Fortune (7") Capitol
 * 22 September 1999: Wheel Of Fortune (7") Capitol Peelenium 1952