Friday, 30 December 2011 18:04

Written by Navid Iqbal

Kaye Stevens, famous singer and actress, passed away Wednesday on her age of 79.This beautiful lady performed with the Rat Pack.She used tojoinJohnny Carson's "The Tonight Show" as regular guest. She breathed her last at a hospital in Florida.

One of Kaye’s close friends Gerry Schweitzer gave the confirmation that shedied at the Villages Hospital situated in north of Orlando.She was suffering from blood clots along with breast cancer.

Kaye Stevens was an old resident of Florida. Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatraperformed with Stevens as Rat Pack members.This charming lady also performed her solo at places likePlaza Hotel's Persian Room (New York) and Caesar’s Palace(Las Vegas).

Catherine Louise Stephens in Pittsburgh is the place where Stevens was born. Later her family shifted to Cleveland. Stevens started as singer and drummer here. She was married to Late Tommy Amato who was a bandleader and trumpet player. This couple performed all over the eastern part of the United States.

Kaye Stevens also performed with Bob Hope. In the USO tour of Bob Hope, Kaye Stevens performed with him in the time of Vietnam War.

Inthe time of a performance in New Jersey, Carson's Assistant Ed McMahonfound Stevens.As a result, she headed to new agreements. She got a huge break at the time of playing at the lounge ofThe Riviera Hotel of Las Vegas. That time Debbie Reynolds was incapable to play due to illness. Stevens got in.After her performance, it came out as an immediate hit.

Stevens also performed in several films and television shows. She acted in almost six movies. She got Golden Globe nomination for ‘The New Interns’ in the year of 1964. In different game shows on TV she was a consistent celebrity player and sheperformed as a regular artist on "Days of Our Lives" from the year of 1974 to 1979.

For the last twenty years, Kaye Stevens originated agency of her own. Shestartedto perform Christian and patriotic music only. From her earnings, Stevens donated a large amount of money for the constructionof St. Vincent Catholic Church that was situated in Margate of Florida.Here is a park named after Kaye Stevens. The city officials declared the name of the park in honor of her.