Kay Starr

These include her smash hits "Wheel of Fortune" (her biggest hit, #1 for 10 weeks), "Side by Side," "The Man Upstairs," and "Rock and Roll Waltz.". The band has made music videos for many of their songs. Most of her songs have jazz influences, and, like Frankie Laine and Johnnie Ray, are sung in a style that sound decidedly close to the rock and roll songs that follow. The band's name is parodied in Terry Pratchett's novel Soul Music by the dwarf "rock band" "We're Certainly Dwarfs". However, at this time, traditional pop music was being superseded by Rock and roll, and Kay had only one hit, which is sometimes consifered her attempt to sing R'n'R and sometimes as a song making fun of R'n'R: "The Rock and Roll Waltz." She stayed at RCA Victor until 1959, then returned to Capitol. Playfair defends Don Quixote's tilting at windmills, saying that the windmills of course were not giants, but thinking they might be shows imagination:. In 1955, she signed with RCA Victor Records. Scott plays Justin Playfair, a man who believes he is Sherlock Holmes; his psychiatrist (last name "Watson") goes along with him in search of Moriarty.

Eventually Acuff came up with a new lyric, and "Bonaparte's Retreat" becme her biggest hit up to that point, coming close to a million sales. Scott and Joanne Woodward (based on the play of the same name written by James Goldman.) In the film, George C. She spoke to Acuff directly, and he was happy to let her record it, but it took a while for her to make clear that she wasn't a fiddler, but a singer, and she needed to have some lyrics written. The band takes its name from the 1971 movie "They Might Be Giants" (IMDB listing (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0067848/combined)) starring George C. Around 1950 she made a trip back home to Dougherty and heard a fiddle recording of Pee Wee King's song, "Bonaparte's Retreat." She liked it so much that she wanted to record it, and contacted Roy Acuff's publishing house in Nashville, Tennessee. He designed many of their album covers — including the famous podiums of Lincoln — and performs and sings on many of their songs, both in their albums and occasionally live. Since she was junior to all these other artists, every song she wanted to sing got offered to all the others, untill finally he put out a list of old songs from earlier in the century, which nobody else wanted to record. Throughout their career, Brooklyn musical inventor Brian Dewan has been a frequent collaborator and friend of the group.

In 1948 when the American Federation of Musicians was threatening a strike, Capitol wanted to have all its singers record a lot of songs for future release. Disney Sound released the CD and DVD separately on February 15th. Capitol had a number of other female singers signed up (such as Peggy Lee, Ella Mae Morse, Jo Stafford, and Margaret Whiting), so it was hard to find her a niche. 2005 saw the release of Here Come the ABCs, TMBG's follow-up to the successful children's album No!. In 1946 she became a soloist, and in 1947 signed a solo contract with Capitol Records. Following the Spine Surfs the Hiway Tour of 2004, the band announced that they would take an extended hiatus from performing to focus on other projects, such as a musical produced by Flansburgh and written by his wife, Robin "Goldie" Goldwasser, titled People Are Wrong!. She then retired for a year because she developed pneumonia and lost her voice as a result of fatigue and overwork. TMBG contibuted "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too," a political campaign song from the late 1800's.

After finishing high school, she moved to Los Angeles and signed with Wingy Manone's band; then from 1943 to 1945 she sang with Charlie Barnet's band. All proceeds went to progressive orginizations such as Music For America and MoveOn.org. It was, however, woth Miller that she cut her first record: "Baby Me"/"Love with a Capital You." It was not a great success, in part because the band played in a key more appropriate for Marion Hutton, which was, however, less suited for Kay's vocal range. The compilation was released by Barsuk and featured indie, alternative, and high-profile acts such as Death Cab For Cutie, The Flaming Lips, and Bright Eyes. Although she had brief stints in 1939 with Bob Crosby and Glenn Miller (who hired her in July of that year when his regular singer, Marion Hutton, was sick), she spent most of her next few years with Venuti, until he dissolved his band in 1942. TMBG also became slightly involved with the electoral process by contributing a track to the Future Soundtrack For America compilation, a project compiled by John Flansburgh with the help of Spike Jonze and Barsuk Records. Because she was still in junior high school, her parents insisted that Venuti take her home no later than midnight. (TMBG MP3 Music Store (http://www.theymightbedownloads.com/)).

Venuti had a contract to play in the Peabody Hotel in Memphis which called for his band to feature a girl singer, which he did not have; Venuti's road manager heard her on the radio, and suggested her to Venuti. By doing this, the band gets to keep money that would otherwise go to record companies. It was while she was on the Memphis radio station WMPS that, as a result of misspellings in her fan mail, she and her parents decided to give her the name "Kay Starr." At the age of fifteen, she was chosen to sing with the Joe Venuti orchestra. In addition, they started one of the first artist-owned online music stores, at which customers can buy MP3 copies of their music for US$10 an album. As a result of her father's changing jobs, her family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, and she continued performing on the radio, singing "Western swing music," still mostly a mix of country and pop. They also went on tour again, visiting over 30 cities. By the age of 10, she was making $3 a night, a lot of money in the Depression days. TMBG teamed up with Homestar Runner to provide music for several cartoons as well as hiring its creators to do an animated music video for their song "Experimental Film".

She sang pop and "hillbilly" songs with a piano accompaniment. They followed that up with a new album, The Spine, and an associated EP, The Spine Surfs Alone. As a result of the fact that her aunt, Nora, was impressed by her singing, she began to sing at the age of seven on a Dallas radio station, WRR, first in a talent competition where she finished third one week and won every week thereafter, then with her own weekly 15-minute show. In 2004 they released their first new rock work in years, the EP Indestructible Object. When her father got a job installing water sprinkler systems, the family moved to Dallas, Texas. They followed it up in 2003 with their first book, an illustrated children's book with an included EP, Bed, Bed, Bed. Her father, Harry, was a full-blooded Iroquois Indian; her mother, Annie, was of mixed Irish and American Indian heritage. In 2002 they released their first album "for the whole family", No!.

She was born Katherine Laverne Starks in Dougherty, Oklahoma. The film was released on DVD in 2003. Kay Starr (born July 21, 1922) is an American jazz and popular singer. The film, released in 2002, won rave reviews and several awards, and was featured in dozens of film festivals. Baby Me Kay Starr Vocals On This Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Recording For (1939). In 2001, they released the album Mink Car and were filmed as the subject of a documentary made by AJ Schnack titled Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns. You Were Only Foolin'(While I Was Falling In Love) (1948). "Boss of Me" became the band's second top-40 hit in the UK.

When My Dreamboat Comes Home (1953). This owes largely to the use of songs from all of the Giants' previous albums: the infamous punching-the-kid-in-the-wheelchair scene from the first MITM season, for example, was done to the strains of "Pencil Rain" from Lincoln. Wheel Of Fortune (GOLD RECORD) (1952). The decision to include the TMBG single "Boss of Me" as the theme song to the hit television series Malcolm in the Middle, as well as on the show's compilation CD, has brought a new audience to the band. The Rock And Roll Waltz (GOLD RECORD) (1956). More recently, they composed and performed the music for the TLC series Resident Life and a song about the cartoon Courage the Cowardly Dog. The Man Upstairs (1954). They also perform the theme music ("Dog on Fire", composed by Bob Mould) for the Peabody Award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

So Tired (1948). They Might Be Giants have also performed on other movie and television sound tracks, including The Oblongs, the ABC News miniseries Brave New World, and Ed and His Dead Mother. Side By Side (1953). Also in 1999, They Might Be Giants became the first band ever to release an entire album exclusively on the Internet with Long Tall Weekend, available through Emusic's "TMBG Unlimited" service. Oh, Babe! (1950). In 2004, however, Dan Hickey left the band and was subsequently replaced by Marty Beller, who had already played with TMBG for kids' shows and other projects. Oceans Of Tears (1951). The Band of Dans was a trio of guys named Dan: guitarist Dan Miller, drummer Dan Hickey and bassist Danny Weinkauf.

My Heart Reminds Me (1957). In 1999, the ever-changing backing band lineup settled on The Band of Dans, forming a full house line-up of Johns and Dans for almost five years. Mississippi (1950). Several albums have followed, including John Henry (1994) and Factory Showroom (1996). Kay's Lament (With The Lancers) (1952). The 1992 release of Apollo 18 saw Flansburgh and Linnell attract a supporting band, consisting of former Pere Ubu bassist Tony Maimone and drummer Brian Doherty. I Waited A Little Too Long (1952). Following those successes, Bar/None Records released the B-sides and rarities compilation Miscellaneous T in 1991.

I'll Never Be Free (With "Tennessee" Ernie Ford) (1950). This reflects the high "kid appeal" that TMBG has, resulting from their often silly or absurd songs and poppy melodies. If You Love Me (Really Love Me) (B-side of "The Man Upstairs") (1954). Further interest in the band was generated by a pair of music videos featured in Warner Brothers cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures: "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" and "Particle Man". Hoop-Dee-Doo (1950) (better known by Perry Como). Flood earned them a gold album, thanks to the singles "Birdhouse in Your Soul", which reached number 6 in the UK charts, and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)". Half A Photograph (1953). In 1989, they signed with Elektra Records, and released their third album Flood the following year.

Good And Lonesome (1955). The first single from Lincoln, "Ana Ng", reached number 89 on the UK Billboard charts, and was No.1 in the College Charts, earning the attention of major labels. Fortune In Dreams (1954). This album caused a major shock within the US music industry when in its first week of release it knocked U2's The Joshua Tree off the top of the Billboard College Charts (the US music industry's equivalent to the "Alternative/Independent" charts elsewhere in the world) after only a one week stay at the top (most were expecting U2 to be on top for the remainder of the year). Fool, Fool, Fool (With The Lancers — B-side of "Kay's Lament") (1952). In 1988 they released their second album, Lincoln. Comes Along A-Love (1952). The video for "Don't Let's Start" became a hit on VH1, earning them a broader following.

Come On-A My House (1951) (better known by Rosemary Clooney). The duo released their self-titled debut album in 1986, and it became a college radio hit. Changing Partners (1953) (better known by Patti Page). It soon caught the eye of Bar/None Records and earned them a review in People magazine. Bonaparte's Retreat (1950). They did many live performances in New York but when Linnell broke his wrist in a biking accident and Flansburgh's apartment was broken into and all his guitars stolen, they set up the Dial-A-Song system with an answering machine hooked up to a tape of them playing popular songs. Allez-Vous-En (1953). Although they had a strong local following, they had a hard time getting a record deal.

The band began performing their own music, accompanied by a drum machine, and soon became fixtures on the Manhattan underground. The two finally reunited, and moved to Brooklyn to continue their career. Eventually the two went to separate colleges after high school, and Linnell joined The Mundanes, a New Wave group from Rhode Island. They began writing songs together in high school, but they never officially formed a band.

The two Johns first met as children in Lincoln, Massachusetts. They are also known for "Boss of Me," the theme to the hit television comedy, Malcolm in the Middle for which they won a Grammy Award. Their appearance on the show Tiny Toon Adventures also gained recognition for their songs "Particle Man" and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)". TMBG's most famous songs are probably one single from each of their first three albums, "Don't Let's Start" (from They Might Be Giants), "Ana Ng" (from Lincoln), and "Birdhouse in Your Soul" (from Flood).

They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is a pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as "the two Johns" or "John and John". The Spine Surfs Alone (2004). Indestructible Object (2004). Bed, Bed, Bed (2003).

They Might Be Giants In Holidayland (2001). Music From Malcolm In The Middle (2000). Man, It's So Loud in Here (2000). Boss Of Me (2000).

Working Undercover For The Man (2000). S-E-X-X-Y (1996). Back To Skull (1994). O Tannenbaum (1993).

Why Does The Sun Shine (1993). The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) (1992). I Palindrome I (1992). Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (1990).

Birdhouse In Your Soul (1989). Purple Toupee (1989). They'll Need A Crane (1989). (She Was A) Hotel Detective (1987).

Don't Let's Start (1987). 1985 Demo Tape (1985). Wiggle Diskette (1985). Users Guide to They Might Be Giants (album) (2005).

Almanac (album) (2004) (Internet release only). Venue Songs (2004) (Internet release only). Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants (2002). They Got Lost (2002).

Long Tall Weekend (1999) (Internet release only). Live (1999). Then: The Earlier Years (1997). Live!! New York City 10/14/94 (1994).

Miscellaneous T (1991). Here Come the ABCs (2005) (CD and DVD released separately). The Spine (2004). No! (2002).

Mink Car (2001). Severe Tire Damage (1998). Factory Showroom (1996). John Henry (1994).

Apollo 18 (1992). Flood (1990). Lincoln (1988). They Might Be Giants (aka The Pink Album) (1986).

Experimental Film (2004) (animated, with Homestar Runner characters). Courage The Cowardly Dog (2003?) (computer animated, aired on Cartoon Network). Boss Of Me (2001) (premiered on FOX, some airplay on MTV2 and other stations). Doctor Worm (1998).

Snail Shell (1994). The Guitar (1992). The Statue Got Me High (1992) (two versions exist - the BBC aired a different variation). Particle Man (1990) (animated, with Tiny Toons characters).

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (1990) (animated, with Tiny Toons characters). Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (1990) (claymation version). Birdhouse In Your Soul (1990). They'll Need A Crane (1988).

Purple Toupee (1988). Ana Ng (1988). Rabid Child (1986) (home video, not released publicly). Don't Let's Start (1986).

Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head (1986).