- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames King Kern Kyser
- Nickname
- The Ol' Perfessor
- Kay Kyser was born on June 18, 1905 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for You'll Find Out (1940), That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) and Playmates (1941). He was married to Georgia Carroll. He died on July 23, 1985 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
- SpouseGeorgia Carroll(June 8, 1944 - July 23, 1985) (his death, 3 children)
- Theme song: "Thinking of You"
- Catchphrase: "'Evenin', children. How y'all?"
- Catchphrase: "All right, stooo-dents"
- Kyser organized his first band at the University of North Carolina in the mid-1920's. However, he came down with severe stage fright on his opening night, so that a friend -- the songwriter Johnny Mercer -- had to front the orchestra for the occasion.
- His mother was the first registered pharmacist in North Carolina.
- Kay Kyser's birthplace, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, was also the birthplace of modern jazz musician Thelonious Monk.
- Bandleader and radio personality memorable for his "Kollege of Musical Knowledge". Often sporting his trademark mortarboard and gown, he appeared with his band in a few World War II-era movies.
- 1990: Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
- [on his image as a "sweet band" leader[ If playing the melody is corn, than I want to be corny.
- Procrastination is the condemnation of the world.
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