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Kaye Ballard (born November 20, 1925) is an American musical theatre and television actress, comedienne and singer.
Ballard was born Catherine Gloria Balotta in Cleveland, Ohio, one of four children born to Italian immigrant parents, Lena (née Nacarato) and Vincenzo (later Vincent James) Balotta. Her siblings are Orlando, Jean, and Rosalie.
Kaye established herself as a musical comedienne in the 1940s, joining the Spike Jones touring revue of entertainers. Capable of playing broad physical comedy as well as stand-up dialogue routines, she became familiar in television and stage productions. A phrase her mother had used when Kaye was a child, "Good luck with your MOUTH!", became her catchphrase in her sketches and on television. Ballard made her TV debut on Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt, hosted by Henry Morgan, a short-lived NBC program which first aired January 26, 1951. In 1954, she was the first person to record the song "In Other Words" (later renamed "Fly Me to the Moon").
Part One ...Kay Ballard interview with Ron Russell
Kaye Ballard on The View
Kaye Ballard Bio Interview with Tommi Rose
Kaye Ballard on The Carol Burnett Show
Kaye Ballard on Paul Lynde
Kaye Ballard interview with Skip Lowe - Part 1
Kaye Ballard Gets Sold Out Tickets - Mother's In Law
In Other Words (original) - Kaye Ballard 1954.wmv
Kaye Ballard sings Fanny Brice "My Man"
A chat with Kaye Ballard
[Werd:]
I get drunk on stage and shout out check this
Trying not to fuck up the lines like Tetris
See I really want to get a thistle on the necklace
Plus a won't stop though I'm not ment to get this
And you say Werd man I'm holding you down
That's kind of true you are holding me down
You thought that flow I was over it now
But I'm happy being fly I am over the clouds
Iv got no guns I'm not holding the pound
Iv got no funds I'm not holding a pound
It's werd mate should know me by now
I gave you all flows so your owing me now
Shit your not fly your just stuck in the web
And I'm a never ending dilemma abbreviated Ned
And fuck with my fam man I'm needing in bread