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Kay Brown Profile
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| (Dolores Kay Brown) |
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| 2 July 33 | is born in Peoria, Illinois, to Luther and Viola Brown |
| ? | is a gymnast |
| 50 | signs with Mercury Records |
| is a regular on Dixie Showboat, a local Los Angeles TV show |
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| is signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to star in The Strip (1951) |
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| 51 | marries musician Maynard Ferguson |
| 15 July 52 | joins the Stan Kenton Orchestra |
| 5 January 53 | quits the Stan Kenton Orchestra |
| 11 February 53 | says of her quitting of Kenton's band, "I was not advancing her career by singing with the band." |
| 54 | divorces Ferguson |
| 5 October 54 | Sidney Skolsky writes that "she has a recording 'Oop Shoop' backed with 'Love Me' which stands a good chance of being a big hit record." |
| January 55 | files a $51,850 damage suit for injuries received in an auto accident |
| January 56 | is featured in Escapade |
| 56 | says about bandleader Stan Kenton, "Stan was a real great guy to work for. We always called him the Great White Father. He's a sincere, hard-working perfectionist, and I learned a lot from him." |
| 56 | signs with Decca Records |
| 30 October 56 | performs at Jan Rubini's Keyboard in Beverly Hills |
| December 56 | goes to Japan to perform with Johnny Grant's group band |
| 57 | signs with Metro Records |
| 14 May 58 | appears in a new show in the Cafe Pompeii of the Eden Roc Hotel |
| 15 March 61 | marries Robert Charles Steed |
| ? | divorces Steed |
| 4 December 63 | marries John R Hudgens |
| ? | divorces Hudgens |
| 10 March 72 | marries Brent Lyon Wood in Las Vegas, Nevada |
| ? | sings at her church, Trinity Temple, in Las Vegas |
| 2 January 22 | dies in Lund, Nevada |
| Sources: Down Beat 20, Escapade, Clarion-Ledger, Daily News, Los Angeles Evening Citizen News, Los Angeles Times, Ancestry.com | |
| Recommended Books: Pageantry by Samuel Clemens | |
| Links: Discogs Obituary | |