births
March 13, 1910
Sammy Kaye, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (died 1987)
Sammy Kaye
Sammy Kaye was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era. The expression springs from his first hit single in 1937, "Swing and Sway". He was the first to record and release the standard "Blueberry Hill" in 1940. During World War II, he co-wrote and recorded the anthemic "Remember Pearl Harbor". He was the first to record and release the no. 1 song "Daddy" in 1941.
March 13
March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 293 days remain until the end of the year.