Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Kitty Kallen" in English language version.
The estates of some of American music's biggest names, including Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Sarah Vaughan, have sued Universal Music Group for more than $6 million, claiming the company cheated them out of royalties, The Associated Press reported. The lawsuit, which was also filed on behalf of some living artists, asserts that the company withheld record royalties, engaged in self-serving schemes with record clubs and suppressed payments from Apple's iTunes and other digital distributors. The court papers accuse Universal of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment. The 14 plaintiffs are Patti Page, Tony Martin, Dick Hyman, Richard Hayman, Kitty Kallen and the estates of Basie, Goodman, Vaughan, Woody Herman, Les Brown, the Mills Brothers, Jerry Murad, Frankie Laine and the gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The lawsuit, filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, says Universal has been using questionable accounting practices since at least 1998. "We believe that these claims are baseless, and we are confident that we will prevail in court," said Peter Lofrumento, a spokesman for the Universal Music Group.
Former Olympic champion Buster Crabbe and singer Kitty Kallen of Broadway will act as King and Queen of Winter at Lake Placid's twenty-sixth annual coronation ceremonies Dec. 29. Mr. Crabbe and Miss Kallen, who had the lead in Finian's Rainbow will succeed Faye Emerson and Skitch Henderson, last Winter's royal couple. The coronation traditionally opens the winter season at Lake Placid and includes an ice show and hockey game.
PHILADELPHIA Jan. 13 Samuel Kallen, father of Kitty Kallen, the singer, died last night at Einstein Hospital at-the age of 61. His widow, Rose, and six other children, survive.
