The life and times of the man who was the most prominent living native of Rocky Mount will be remembered from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday in the Warner Meeting Room at the Braswell Memorial Library. Kay ...

After Kay Kyser walked away from contemporary fame, lasting fame walked away from him. At his peak in the 1930s and 1940s, the Rocky Mount native, a Big Band leader, radio quizmaster and film comedian ...

Back in 1937, Band-Leader Kay Kyser was whiling away the slow Monday evenings at Chicago’s Blackhawk Restaurant by dishing out a line of folksy chatter to the customers. Out of such primitive ...

The draft board of Rocky Mount, N.C. (pop. 14,919) last week had apparently succeeded in drafting the town’s No. 1 citizen, Band Leader Kay Kyser (“the old Professor of Musical Knowledge”). Kay Kyser, ...

side 1: Kay Kyser and his Orchestra. Love On a Greyhound Bus [track 1] All the Time [track 2] Hora Staccato [track 3] Donkey Serenade [track 4]; side 2: Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter's Orchestra ...

Kay Kyser is late to his wedding. He is taking a short cut through Central Park when he finds out that he is in the army and is due to check in that afternoon. It turns out that the army wants him as ...

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (1941) Starring Hedda Hopper Kay Kyser M.A. Bogue Director Herbert Moulton NR 10 min Oct 2nd, 1941 Documentary Facebook X Reddit ...