- Leader of one of the most popular so-called "sweet" bands of the big band era, he recorded prolifically for RCA Victor, Columbia, and American Decca records. His hit records included "It Isn't Fair," "Daddy," "Room Full of Roses," "Charade," and his theme, "Kaye's Melody."
- Was famous for his audience-participation gimmick, "So You Want to Lead a Band?," where audience members would try leading his band and win batons for their efforts.
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1992.
- Big band bandleader.
- Tagline: Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye.
- Graduated from Rocky River High School, Rocky River, Ohio in 1927.
- First-generation American. Parents emigrated from Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic).
- Member of Theta Chi Fraternity (Alpha Tau Chapter, Ohio University)
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 475-476. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
- He was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6767 Hollywood Boulevard; for Television at 6419 Hollywood Boulevard; and for Radio at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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