Monday, March 13, 2023

March 13 - Sammy Kaye (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

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Sammy Kaye (13 March 1910 – 2 June 1987) 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.  -- Wikipedia  

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poetic License


Back in the day

His band would play,

And folks would say,

“Let’s swing and sway

With Sammy Kaye.”


In our own time,

Is it a crime

In verse if I’m

Stealing their rhyme?

 

 

 

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