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| | American bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s.
He was married to from 1944 until his death in 1985.
b. June 18, 1905 (Rocky Mount, NC, USA) d. July 23, 1985 (Chapel Hill, NC, USA)
Kyser dubbed himself the he "Old Perfesser" on radio’s beloved "Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge". Because of arthritis in his hands, he retired as a performer in 1950. Years after being in the music business, he admitted he couldn’t read a note of music or play an instrument. During the war, Kyser’s was among the most popular bands on the USO circuit, where he greeted troops exactly as he had his radio audiences: "Evenin’ folks, how y’all?" |
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