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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

OCLC 4525655

• 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

OCLC 17235315

• 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

OCLC 14986701

• 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"