PalamaKid spotted this in the L.A. Times:
Mary Kaye, 83; singer ushered in all-night lounge acts in Vegas
She also has a Wikipedia entry. An interesting life, and a sad loss.
Ka'aihue... any relation, Pali?
Mary Kaye, 83; singer ushered in all-night lounge acts in Vegas
Mary Kaye, a singer and guitarist who is credited with introducing the word "lounge" into the lexicon of Las Vegas shows and whose jazz trio helped pioneer all-night performances on the strip's secondary stages, has died. She was 83. [...] Mary Ka'aihue was born into a musical family on Jan. 9, 1924, in Detroit and raised in St. Louis. Her grandfather was Prince Kuhio, brother of Queen Liliuokalani, who was the last monarch of Hawaii and wrote many musical standards, including "Aloha 'Oe." Her father was known professionally as Johnny Ukulele. By age 12, Kaye and her brother were performing with his band, Johnny Ka'aihue's Royal Hawaiians. Her mother had died when Mary was 3.
Ka'aihue... any relation, Pali?
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