Spoiler : Kyser, Kay (birth name was James King Kern Kyser) Born in Rocky mount, North Carolina 6/18/1897; died 7/23/1985 of a heart attack in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Married to singer Georgia Carrol (1944-1985 his death). Formed his first band while attending the University of North Carolina in 1926. Kyser and his band played at Chicago's famous Blackhawk Restaurant from 1935-1941.

Spoiler : On radio we knew Kyser as, the perfessor (evenin' folks, how y'all?) with his theme song Thinking of You on the Kollege Of Musical Knowledge for WGN-Chicago, the Mutual, NBC and ABC Radio Networks (1937-1949); NBC-TV (1949-1950, again 1954). Screen debut in That's Right, You're Wrong (1939). 1955 Kyser retired from show business, moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina where he became a teacher, practitioner of the Christian Science faith (overseeing their film and broadcasting departments until his death). Kyser was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1990.

Spoiler : Kyser made a few movies, mostly playing himself (with his orchestra) in That's Right - You're Wrong (1939); You'll Find Out (1940); Playmates (1941); My Favorite Spy (1942); Lowell Blackford in Swing Fever (1943); Around the World (1943); Carolina Blues (1943).