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Singers Kaye, Ramsay share memories

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A little bit of musical magic might have helped bring both Debbie Lori Kaye and Donna Ramsay to The Tommy Hunter Show.

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How else to explain how two country singers from Sault Ste.

Marie enjoyed separate stints on the long-running CBC variety show?

“You’d have to pull that out of a hat to make that happen,” said Kaye.

“It’s more than a coincidence, that’s for sure,” said Ramsay.

Kaye was featured on Hunter’s show from 1965 to 1970.

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Ramsay and her husband, LeRoy Anderson, did a 17-year stint with the weekly program that ended with the show’s cancellation in 1992.

“Being a member of that cast was extraordinary,” said Kaye. “They became a family.”

Ramsay and Kaye, who rarely worked together during their careers, sat down for an interview for Oral Hist Leroy Anderson - ComposeroftheMonth SUHIB