A Conversation with
The Legendary Mary Kaye
| Mary Kaye of the Mary
Kaye Trio is an amazing lady, forever young. A music legend, with her
brother Norman and Frank Ross, became the most famous lounge act in Las
Vegas history. Actually, Mary coined the word "Lounge" in the Las Vegas
casinos. She suggested they put up a curtain or drape
in the bar area to give it a more
lounge feeling like the lounges back east. Mary is from Hawaiian royalty and was a direct descendent of the Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii’s last reigning Monarch. With her band, the Mary Kaye Trio, Mary was a very hot property back in 1956. The Rock ‘n Roll Explosion had just happened and the band had many admirers, among them were, Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Jr., Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and many, many more. |
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Mary is planning to record some new tracks and build a world wide record label |
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The Mary Kaye Trio has been called the greatest act to every play Las
Vegas. Now, in the present, Mary has not slowed down one inch, her
energy level is amazing. Future projects she has planned include
concerts with her talented son, Jay Kaye, (a great singer and guitar
player like his mom) who is very successful throughout Europe with his
own, The Jay Kaye Band. Mary also has humanitarian projects such as
building a diabetic center and a full blown children’s hospital for
families that cannot afford services. As a female guitarist, Mary Kaye was unique and so was the guitar that she played. In fact, Mary helped this particular model become popular. |
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Mary Kaye on the Marquee in 1965 |
As I said before, Mary Kaye, forever young |
Mary Kaye has her own special Tribute Stratocaster guitar by Fender. |
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