Acting

Herbie Kaye

Herbie Kay, born Herbert Kaumeyer, was an American trumpeter and big band leader. He was married for several years to Dorothy Lamour. Kay's career began while he was a student at Northwestern University, where he played in dance bands in the mid-1920s. He led his own group from the late 1920s, and played extensively in the Chicago area from the early 1930s to the early 1940s, including a longstanding residency at the Blackhawk Restaurant. Kay hired Doro…