Kenny Sargent

Kenny Sargent (March 3, 1909 - December 20, 1969) was big band vocalist and saxophonist, primarily known for his work with the Casa Loma Orchestra in the 1930s and 40s.[1][2]

Kenny Sargent
Birth nameL. Kenneth Sargent
Born(1906-03-03)March 3, 1906
DiedDecember 20, 1969(1969-12-20) (aged 66)
Dallas County, Texas, USA
GenresBig Band
Occupation(s)Singer, disc jockey
Instrumentssaxophone
Associated actsCasa Loma Orchestra

Sargent was hired by Glen Gray of the Casa Loma Orchestra in the spring of 1931.[3] He was the Casa Loma Orchestra's primary vocalist and a saxophonist in the late 1930s and early 40s. He had a smooth, high tenor singing voice.[4] He recorded many popular ballads, including "It's the Talk of the Town", which was high on the national charts. Other popular songs he recorded are "Blue Moon", "City Called Heaven", "When I Grow Too Old to Dream".[5] He performed the vocals in the first recording of the standard "You Go to My Head".[5]

Sargent left the band in 1943 to begin a career as a disc jockey, first at WHHM in Memphis, Tennessee.[6] He later was a well-known radio personality in the Dallas, Texas area at radio stations KLIF and WRR in the 1950s and 1960s.

References
  1. "L Kenneth "Kenny" Sargent (1906-1969) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com. 2018-10-09.
  2. "Harry Sargent | Oral Histories". NAMM.org. National Association of Music Merchants. 1995-03-22. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  3. Simon, George T. (2012). The big bands (4th ed.). New York: Schirmer Books. ISBN 978-0028724201. OCLC 7738576.
  4. Heilbut, Anthony. (2012). The fan who knew too much : Aretha Franklin, the rise of the soap opera, children of the gospel church and other meditations (1st ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780375400803. OCLC 755697724.
  5. Tyler, Don. (2007). Hit songs, 1900-1955 : American popular music of the pre-rock era. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 9780786429462. OCLC 76961274.
  6. "(WHHM ad)" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 17, 1948. Retrieved 10 December 2014.


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