Autographs of Kay Starr

Kay Starr (born Catherine Laverne Starks; July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s. She was of Iroquois and Irish heritage. Starr performed multiple genres, such as pop, jazz, and country, but her roots were in jazz. Her 1952 song "Wheel of Fortune" was a smash hit, and later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Additionally, she had big hits with "Allez-Vous-En" (from the Broadway Show CAN-CAN) and "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" in 1953 and 1954, respectively.
Catherine Laverne Starks was born in Dougherty, Oklahoma to Annie and Harry Starks. Her mother's ancestors were Irish-American while her father was a Native American Iroquois. She later claimed to be both Cherokee and Choctaw descent. At the age of three, the Starks family moved to Dallas, Texas, where her father obtained a job installing building sprinklers. Her mother raised chickens to support the family as well. Catherine began singing during early childhood, often performing to the chickens that her mother was raising. She sang frequently around the house which caught the attention of her aunt, with whose help she took part in a local talent contest and won at the age of seven.
Young Catherine continued to enter talent contests, and eventually landed a spot performing on Dallas's WRR radio station. She performed two times a week and earned three dollars a performance. The Starks family moved to Memphis, Tennessee when she was 15 and was given her own "Starr Segment" on Memphis's WREC station. Due to many people incorrectly saying her last name, she adapted the stage name of "Kay Starr". During high school, she worked with various country music bands. She was discovered by jazz violinist Joe Venuti, who had obtained a contract to perform at the Peabody Hotel in the summer of 1937. Starr's parents accepted the performance opportunity, as long as she was home by their midnight curfew. Venuti did not tell the hotel her real age, and fibbed about Starr's mother being her sister. For the next two summers, Starr performed alongside Venuti.
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Traded items with a signature of Kay Starr

The most expensive item with a signature of Kay Starr (Kay Starr Signed Photo) was sold in December 2025 for £55.58 while the cheapest item (Kay STARR, American Jazz, Country & Pop Singer. Hand SIGNED 6X8 Page. Fine) found a new owner for £0.99 in October 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2015 with an average selling price of £6.27 for an autographed item of Kay Starr. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2026 with £30.32 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was October 2014. In average, an autographed item from Kay Starr is worth £6.50.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Kay Starr were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1922-2016 KAY STARR, vintage album page with photo, ORIGINALLY SIGNED!	£3.99
	KAY STARR SIGNED PHOTO	£3.99
	KAY STARR (1921-2016) American Singer Wheel of Fortune etc Signed page	£2.92
	KAY STARR (ROCK & ROLL WALTZ). GENUINE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED 10" x 8" PHOTO.	£13.52
	Kay Starr - Singer "Wheel Of Fortune" Hand Signed Photo AFTAL COA	£23.29
	Kay Starr Autographed Signed Collector's Series Best Of CD	£30.32
	KAY STARR Genuine Autographed Photograph. 10 x 8.	£5.99
	Kay Starr Hand Signed Original Photograph 10 x 8	£18.75
	KAY STARR Pop Jazz Singer signed Card Autograph from 1996	£4.99
	Kay Starr Wheel of Fortune JAZZ Hand Signed 10x8 B/W Photo Autographed	£4.00
	Kay Starr – The Fabulous Favourites! SIGNED (?) Vinyl LP	£6.99
	Kay STARR-Top 1940's-50's American Singer-Vintage Signed Picturegoer D 369 pic	£7.95
	Original 1950s Signed Photo Kay Starr Pop	£12.50
	PAT BOONE & KAY STARR (1922-2016) SIGNED ALBUM PAGES + TOUR BROCHURE	£6.50
	Photograph signed By Kay Starr Size 10 By 8 Jazz Pop Country Singer	£9.99