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Johnny Kay (born around 1929) (other stage names include Johnny Kaye, Jonny Cole, and Johnny Wells was an Italian-born American singer who recorded popular songs, Christmas songs, Italian songs, and Hymns during the 1950s and early 1960s.

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 * Johnny Kay (né Richard "Dick" Kutan; 14 October 14, 1926 Youngstown, Ohio – 5 December 2014 Marysville, Ohio) a radio DJ, radio show host, and radio station executive from about 1961 to 1993 with WHOT WFMJ WNIO, and WSOM.

Labels

 * Crown
 * Premier Albums, Inc., 356 West 40th Street, New York
 * Parade Record Co. (acquired in 1961 from Henry LaPidus)
 * Spinorama Record Co. (acquired in 1961 from Henry LaPidus)
 * Coronet Records


 * Astor Records, founded around November 1959, was owned by Radio Corporation, a vast organization with interests in many fields, including electrical appliance manufacture. Their first release was a 12" LP of attractive visiting Spanish star Pilita, who was brought to this country by Hollywood actor John Calvert. Pilita was backed by Arthur Young (GTV-9) and his orch on twelve standards. The record was distributed internationally


 * Sutton Enterprises, founded around 1963 by Bob Blythe, with "substantial investor" Manny Kopelman (Interdisc, Omega, Tiara) and Danny Weston as vice-president in charge of sales
 * Sutton Records


 * Synthetic Plastics Company labels that recorded Johnny Kay
 * Pirouette Records
 * Peter Pan Records
 * Diplomat Records
 * Promenade Records


 * SPC labels that did not record Johnny Kay
 * Guest Star Records


 * Gala Records, a division of Musical & Plastics Industries Limited, London
 * Ronnex Records, Belgium

Possible sources

 * "I'm Waiting for the Rising of the Moon"

Selected discography

 * Crown Records, Culver City, California (1958)
 * Johnny Cole and the Robert Evans Chorus
 * Famous Christmas Carols
 * CST-1


 * Crown Records, Culver City, California (1959)
 * Wishing You A Merry Christmas
 * Johnny Cole and His Chorus
 * Liner notes by Frank Evans
 * CST-165 stereo, CLP-5132 mono


 * Panther Records, 1501 Broaday, New York
 * Johnny Kaye, Groton's Panthers
 * "Little Curly Head"
 * From the 1964 film, Panic Button
 * Basil Bova
 * Garvarentz
 * Morty Jay


 * Diplomat Records (1963)
 * The Night Before Christmas
 * Johnny Kay; Al Goodman and his Orchestra


 * Astor Records, Lodi, New Jersey
 * "Lonely Moon"


 * Chris Records 101 45 rpm
 * Johnny Kay's Aristocrats
 * Side A: 845-1
 * "Maid of the Mist"
 * Featuring Bob Brandt on Piano
 * Bob Brandt (music)
 * Regent Music (BMI)
 * Side B: 845-1
 * "Vagabonds"
 * Featuring Johnny Kay on Vocal
 * Johnny Kay (music)
 * Regent Music (BMI)


 * Crown Records (LP)
 * Wishing You a Merry Christmas
 * Johnny Cole and His Chorus


 * Ronnex Records, Belgium 1025
 * Johnny Kay
 * With the Ronnex Orchestra
 * Side A: 18636
 * "Johnny, Johnny"
 * Steinberg, Casman, Cahn, Chaplin (w&m)
 * Side B: 18637
 * "Congo Boogie" (1953)
 * Johnny Kay (w&m)


 * Ronnex Records, Belgium 1055
 * Recorded July 1954, Brussels
 * Johnny Kay with Jack Sels and his Orchestra
 * Johnny Kay (vocals, piano), Jack Sels (tenor sax), Charlie Knegtel (trumpet), Frans Van Dijck (trombone), Marcel Forceville (alto sax), Benny Couroyer (tenor sax), Freddy Sunder (de) (1931–2016) (guitar), Paul Dubois (de) (bass), Freddy Rottier (né Frédéric Rottier; 1926–1995) (drums)
 * Side A:
 * "Rocket to the Moon"