3 8 – 1 9 4 1 , ▁but ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁took ▁away ▁K yle ▁and ▁Pro cope ; ▁bad ▁health ▁claimed ▁Sp encer , ▁who ▁died ▁from ▁t uber cul osis ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Nevertheless , ▁Kir by ▁kept ▁trying ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁group ▁in ▁clubs ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁studio , ▁occasionally ▁man aging ▁to ▁attract ▁such ▁tal ents ▁as ▁D iz zy ▁G illes pie , ▁Ben ny ▁Carter , ▁Ben ▁Web ster , ▁C ly de ▁Hart , ▁Bud d ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁Z ut ty ▁Sing leton . ▁ ▁As ▁Kir by ' s ▁career ▁decl ined , ▁he ▁d rank ▁heavily ▁and ▁was ▁bes et ▁by ▁di ab etes . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Kir by ▁got ▁the ▁surv iving ▁se xt et ▁members ▁back ▁together , ▁with ▁Sarah ▁V aug han ▁as ▁vocal ist , ▁but ▁the ▁re union ▁did ▁not ▁last . ▁A ▁concert ▁at ▁Car neg ie ▁Hall ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁with ▁Ba iley ▁plus ▁drum mer ▁Sid ▁Cat lett , ▁attract ed ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁audience , ▁which ▁" cr ushed ▁Kir by ' s ▁spirit ▁and ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁what ▁little ▁was ▁left ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁Kir by ▁moved ▁to ▁Hollywood , ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁just ▁before ▁a ▁planned ▁com eb ack . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Dave ▁P ell ▁recorded ▁the ▁t ribute ▁album ▁I ▁Remember ▁John ▁Kir