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Fay McKay
American jazz musician
Fay McKay (August 10, 1930 – April 4, 2008) was an American entertainer, best known as a singer of comedic songs. She spent the majority of her career in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Born as Fayetta Gelinas in Manchester, New Hampshire, she won the 1951 Ted Mack Amateur Hour award and toured with the group.[1] She was an opening act for Liberace[2] and toured with Mickey Finn.[1] While touring with Liberace, on one occasion when his trumpet player had called in sick, McKay stepped in to vocally perform the trumpet parts.[3] She also performed shows at Las Vegas venues such as The Dunes[4] the Landmark and the Stardust, and undertook independent touring as a headlining act.
She appeared on television talk shows, including The Mike Douglas Show, The Dick Cavett Show and The Merv Griffin Show,[5] and took a voice acting role as a supporting character in Roger Corman's English edition of Galaxy Express 999 in 1980.
She released two albums, A-Live at the Dunes and Winter Favorites.