Wally Kane (ca. 1933-2021) is a saxophone player who was part of the original house band organized by Joe Raposo for Sesame Street. In addition to the sax, he also played other reed instruments in the band.

He has been heard on the show and in numerous records over the years, and has often performed saxophone for Hoots the Owl, such as in "Put Down the Duckie."^[1] He was seen on screen at least once with the rest of the house band in Episode 1051. Kane was still part of the band as late as 2007.

Kane also performed tenor sax on longtime Street colleague Jerry Nelson's album Truro Daydreams (2009).

Kane has been a jazz and pop musician whose credits include a stint with Doc Severinsen on The Tonight Show, backing Roberta Flack on recordings, and the original soundtrack to The Wiz.

Discography[]

• The Count Counts (1975)
• The Sesame Street Monsters! (1975)
• Bert & Ernie Sing-Along (1975)
• Merry Christmas from Sesame Street (1975)
• Big Bird Leads the Band (1977)
• Happy Birthday from Sesame Street (1977)
• The Sesame Street Fairy Tale Album (1977)
• Let Your Feelings Show! (1977)
• Signs! (1977)
• What Time Is It on Sesame Street? (1977)
• Sleepytime Bird (1977)
• Aren't You Glad You're You? (1977)
• Numbers! (1977)
• Sesame Street Story Time (1978)
• Fair Is Fair (1978) - Reeds
• Every Body's Record (1979)
• Sesame Disco! (1979) - Reeds
• Big Bird's Birdtime Stories (1980)
• The People in Your Neighborhood (1980)
• Big Bird Discovers the Orchestra (1981)
• For the First Time (1982)
• Sesame Street Sing-Along! (1982)‎
• Born to Add (1983)
• The Gang's All Here (1983)
• Surprise! (1983)
• Elmo's Favorite Sing-Alongs (1995)

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External links[]

• Obituary