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Prima, Louis Filmography
- Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
- That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites (2008)
- The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' (2007)
- Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
- Louis Prima: The Wildest! (1999)
- The Rat Pack (1999)
- The Real Las Vegas (1996)
- Yes It Is (1993)
- The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song (1992)
- DTV: Golden Oldies (1984)
- Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975)
- The Jungle Book (1967)
- Buona Sera in Las Vegas (1965)
- The Bob Hope Comedy Special (1965)
- Playgirls International (1963)
- The Continental Twist (1961)
- Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (1959)
- Senior Prom (1958)
- Universal Special: The Wildest (1958)
- Jazz Ball (1956)
- Rhythm Masters (1949)
- Rose of Washington Square (1939)
- Start Cheering (1938)
- Swing Cat's Jamboree (1938)
- The Star Reporter in Hollywood (1937)
- You Can't Have Everything (1937)
- Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
- The Champ's a Chump (1936)
- Rhythm on the Range (1936)
- Swing It (1936)
- Vitaphone Varieties (1935)
- Vitaphone Varieties (1935)
Born in New Orleans' French Quarter, Louis Prima longed to play jazz. When he was a child, he studied the violin. His older brother Leon took up trumpet while Louis was still quite young, and he soon followed in his brother's footsteps. He played in clubs like "The Famous Door" in the 1930s, and by the time the 1940s rolled around, Prima and his band were becoming well known. Like many other big bands, Prima always had a woman singer, his most famous being 'Keely Smith' (qv), with whom he recorded the classic "That Old Black Magic". She began with him when she was 16 years old, and he eventually married her. They were divorced in 1962, and he married 20-year-old 'Gia Maione' (qv) that same year. In 1967 Prima voiced King Louie of the apes in the animated Disney feature _The Jungle Book (1967)_ (qv). Prima died in 1978, but his music continues as some of the best jazz and swing music ever recorded.
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- Medley: Angelina / Zooma Zooma (live)
- Jump, Jive an' Wail
- That Old Black Magic (feat. Keely Smith)
- Oh Marie
- The Lip (feat. Keely Smith)
- Burbon Street Blues
- I've Got You Under My Skin (feat. Keely Smith)
- Pennies From Heaven
- Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (feat. Keely Smith)
- Luigi
- (Up A) Lazy River
- When You're Smiling / The Sheik of Araby
- I've Got the World on a String
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
- Felicia No Capecia
- 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days
- St. Louis Blues
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- Big Daddy (feat. Gia Maione)
- Just One of Those Things
- Buona Sera
- I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) (feat. Phil Harris)
- Hello Dolly!
- Cabaret
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- The White Cliffs of Dover
- Robin Hood
- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
- Hitsum-Kitsum-Bumpity-Itsum
- This Heart of Mine
- Angelina
- Ya Gotta See Baby Tonight
- I'll Walk Alone
- Felicia No Capicia
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- I Was Here When You Left Me
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- Buona Sera
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- Angelina
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- That Old Black Magic
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- The White Cliffs of Dover
- The Blizzard
- Oh! Marie
- Boogie in Chicago
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- Oh, Marie
- Angelina
- Do a Little Business on the Side
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- He Like It, She Like It
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- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
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- Angelina / Zooma Zooma
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- Angelina
- White Cliffs of Dover
- I Was Here When You Left Me
- Ya Gotta See Baby Tonight
- Buona Sera
- Oh Marie
- Pennies From Heaven
- Angelina / Zooma Zooma
- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
- That Old Black Magic (feat. Keely Smith)
- I've Got You Under My Skin (feat. Keely Smith)
- Body and Soul
- It's Magic (feat. Keely Smith)
- I'm in the Mood for Love (feat. Keely Smith)
- Night Train
- Banana Split for My Baby
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home (feat. Keely Smith)
- Should I / I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (feat. Keely Smith)
- Embraceable You / I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (feat. Keely Smith)
- Basin Street Blues / When It's Sleepy Time Down South
- The Music Goes 'round and Around
- Buona Sera
- Oh Marie!
- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
- Body and Soul
- Jump, Jive, an' Wail
- (Nothing's too Good) For My Baby
- I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
- Basin Street Blues / When It's Sleepy Time Down South
- Night Train
- The Lip
- Whistle Stop
- Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days
- Banana Split for My Baby
- Be Mine (Little Baby)
- When You're Smiling / The Sheik of Araby
- The Birth of the Blues
- Blow, Red Blow
- When the Saints Go Marching in
- Sentimental Journey
- There'll Be No Next Time
- The Closer to the Bone
- I've Got the World on a String
- Much Too Young to Loose My Mind
- Don't Let a Memory
- Pennies From Heaven
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Autumn Leaves
- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
- Oh Marie
- Buona Sera
- Jump, Jive An' Wail
- Basin Street Blues / When It's Sleepy Time Down South
- The Lip (feat. Keely Smith)
- Whistle Stop
- 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days
- Banana Split for My Baby
- There'll Be No Next Time (feat. Sam Butera)
- When You're Smiling / The Sheik of Araby
- Baby, Won't You Please Come Home (feat. Keely Smith)
- I've Got the World on a String
- Pennies From Heaven
- Angelina / Zooma Zooma
- Beep! Beep!
- Embraceable You / I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (feat. Keely Smith)
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- That Old Black Magic (feat. Keely Smith)
- The Music Goes 'Round and Around
- Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl! (feat. Keely Smith)
- Lazy River
- I've Got You Under My Skin (feat. Keely Smith)
- You're Just in Love
- Twist All Night
- St. Louis Blues
- I Could Have Danced All Night
- Moonlight In Vermont
- Polka Dots And Moonbeams
- By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
- The Night Is Young
- Twilight Time
- Moonlight Becomes You
- A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening
- You And The Night And The Music
- Goodnight My Love
- I Want Some Lovin'
- Wonderland By Night
- If You Were the Only Girl
- Judy
- 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days
- That's My Home
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- Gotta See Baby Tonight
- Felicia No Capicia
- Moonglow
- Bourbon Street Blues
- Fee Fie Foo
- Medley: When You're Smiling / The Sheik of Araby
- Autumn Leaves
- I've Got the World on a String
- Blow Red Blow
- The Pump Song
- There'll Be No Next Time
- Pennies From Heaven
- The Birth of the Blues
- Closest to the Bone
- Sentimental Journey
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- In a Little Spanish Town
- I'm Confessin'
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Exodus
- Cold, Cold Heart-Little Mama
- Margie
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Story 'Bout a Dog
- You're Just in Love
- Little Sir Echo
- I Wan'na Be Like You
- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
- (Nothing's Too Good) For My Baby
- The Lip
- Body and Soul
- Oh Marie
- Basin Street Blues / When It's Sleepy Time Down South
- Jump, Jive, an' Wail
- Buona Sera
- Night Train
- (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You
- Buona Sera
- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
- Oh Marie
- On the Sunny Side of the Street / Exactly Like You
- You Rascal You
- The Lip
- Embraceable You / I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- I've Got the World on a String
- Pennies From Heaven
- A Foggy Day
- Them There Eyes / Honeysuckle Rose
- Come Back to Sorrento
- Angelina / Zooma Zooma
- Banana Split for My Baby
- Robin Hood / Oh Babe
- Basin Street Blues / When It's Sleepy Time Down South
- Jump, Jive an' Wail
- Gotta See Baby Tonight
- Don't Worry 'Bout Me / I'm in the Mood for Love
- That Old Black Magic
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Don't Worry About Me / I'm in the Mood for Love
- Basin Street Blues / When It's Sleepy Time Down South
- There'll Be No Next Time
- When Your Smiling / The Sheik of Araby
- Jump, Jive, an' Wail
- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
- Oh Marie
- Buona Sera
- I've Got the World on a String
- Angelina / Zooma Zooma
- Embraceable You / I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
- Robin Hood / Oh Babe
- Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
- Them There Eyes / Honeysuckle Rose
- Should I / I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
- 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days
- Unforgettable
- Ruby
- Chicago
- My Luanne
- All Through the Day
- Dearly Beloved
- There's a Small Hotel
- My Old Flame
- A Sunday Kind of Love
- It Could Happen to You
- Young at Heart
- I'm Old Fashioned
- Wonderland by Night
- Twilight Time
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon
- Moonlight Becomes You
- The Night Is Young (And You're So Beautiful)
- Moonlight in Vermont
- I Want Some Lovin'
- I Could Have Danced All Night
- Polka Dots and Moonbeams
- You and the Night and the Music
- A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
- Goodnight My Love
- Just a Gigolo
- Night Train
- You Rascal You
- Bababa Split for My Baby
- The Lip
- Buona Sera
- Body and Soul
- Medley
- That Old Black Magic
- It's Magic
- I'm in the Mood for Love
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- I Wish You Love
- Oh! Marie
- Medley
- Over the Rainbow
- Ai-Ai-Ai
- The Manuelo Tarantel
- Until Sunrise
- I Beeped When I Should Have Bopped
- Charleston
- Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)
- Paper Doll
- Yes, We Have No Bananas
- Charley My Boy
- The Happy Wanderer
- Buona Sera (Good Night)
- A Good Time Was Had By All
- Ja-Da
- Here Pretty Kitty
- The Dummy Song
- Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
- The Lady in Red
- The Music Goes 'Round and 'Round
- I'm an Old Cowhand
- I'll Be Seeing You
- I'll Walk Alone
- My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
- Josephine, Please No Lean on the Bell
- Brooklyn Boogie
- Civilization
- The Thousand Island Song
- Mu Cucuzza
- Angelina
- Please No Squeeza Da Banana
- Felicia No Capicia
- Mari-Yootch
- Josephina
- Oh Marie
- Buona Sera
- Baciagaloop
- Mama
- Che La Luna
- Jump, Jive and Wail
- Buona Sera
- You Rascal You
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- Banana Split for My Baby
- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
- Angelina / Zooma Zooma
- Oh Marie
- The Lip
- Robin Hood / Oh Babe
- The Pump Song
- Closest to the Bone
- I've Got the World on a String
- Gotta See My Baby Tonight
- Pennies From Heaven
- Them There Eyes
- When You're Smiling / The Sheik of Araby
- Autumn Leaves
- The Birth of the Blues
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- By a Waterfall
- I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine
- Brooklyn Boogie
- Oh Babe!
- The White Cliffs of Dover
- How High the Moon
- Boogie in the Bronx
- The Blizzard
- St. Louis Blues
- Robin Hood
- What Is This Thing Called Love
- Dream Medley
- I Love You Truly
- Blue Skies
- Angelina
- Leap Before You Look (Funiculì Funiculà)
- Margherita
- Josephine, Please No Lean on Da Bell
- Felicia, no capicia
- Please, No Squeeza Da Banana
- Baciagaloop
- He Like It, She Like It
- Do a Little Business on the Side
- Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
- Boogie in Chicago
- Pickle in the Middle
- Waitin' for the Train to Come In
- Hi Ho Tralius Bootwhip
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- Oh, Marie
- St. Louis Blues
- I'm Through Being Blue Over You
- I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time
- Come Rain or Come Shine
- I Don't Want to Be Loved
- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
- Buona Sera
- Jump, Jive an' Wail
- (Nothing's Too Good) For My Baby
- (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You
- 5 Months, 2 Weeks , 2 Days
- When You're Smiling / The Sheik of Araby
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- Pennies From Heaven
- Autumn Leaves
- Angelina / Zooma Zooma
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- That Old Black Magic
- Fever
- Hey, Boy ! Hey, Girl !
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Just One of Those Things
- St. Louis Blues
- Twist All Night
- I Wanna Be Like You
- Buona Sera
- Oh Marie
- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- Angelina
- Pennies From Heaven
- The Lip
- Josephine, Please No Lean on the Bell
- You Rascal You
- I've Got the World on a String
- Jump, Jive an'Wail
- Banana Split for My Baby
- That Old Black Magic
- Robin Hood
- Gotta See Baby Tonight
- I've Got You Under My Skin
Born: 1910-12-07
Died: 1978-08-24
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Louis Prima - Just a gigolo
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- Duration: 2:48
- Published: 26 Jul 2008
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
Louis Prima - Just a gigolo SEE FULL VIDEO WITH THE SAX SOLO ON youtu.be The SOLO was cut because the video was taken from a documentary, when I can, I will post the documentary COMPLETE
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Louis Prima - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING
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- Duration: 3:58
- Published: 31 Aug 2008
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
Dec 7, 1910 - Aug 24, 1978 New Orleans, Louisiana
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Louis Prima - Angelina
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:18
- Published: 01 Nov 2009
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
www.youtube.com
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Louis prima
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- Duration: 2:02
- Published: 20 Oct 2006
- Updated: 19 Jun 2012
a concert of louis prima
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Louis Prima - Banana Split for My Baby
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- Duration: 2:30
- Published: 05 Mar 2009
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
Louis Prima - Angelina & Zooma, Zooma
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- Duration: 4:17
- Published: 08 Apr 2008
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
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Louis Prima - Night Train
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- Duration: 2:11
- Published: 09 Aug 2010
- Updated: 24 Jun 2012
with Keely Smith, Sam Butera and the Witnesses.
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Louis Prima LIVE -- When You're Smiling / C'è La Luna / Zooma Zooma / Oh Marie
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- Duration: 3:31
- Published: 22 Aug 2009
- Updated: 18 Jun 2012
Awesome television appearance. With Keely Smith, Sam Butera and the Witnesses, natch.
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Louis Prima & Keely Smith.....That Old Black Magic (1950's).flv
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- Duration: 2:21
- Published: 23 Feb 2010
- Updated: 22 Jun 2012
It is the late 50's .... and here we have Louis and Keely performing one of their popular hits !!
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Louis Prima & Keely Smith - Don't Worry Bout Me
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- Duration: 3:06
- Published: 11 Oct 2008
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
Louis Prima & Keely Smith - Don't Worry Bout Me & I'm in the Mood for Love
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Louis Prima - Just A Gigolo-I Ain't Got Nobody
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- Duration: 4:44
- Published: 12 Aug 2009
- Updated: 20 Jun 2012
Louis Prima: Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody Medley No violation of copyright intended. Please subscribe for more classic songs, and request songs for me to post.
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Louis Prima Just a Gigolo & I Ain't Go Nobody
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- Duration: 3:26
- Published: 11 Jan 2011
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
Louis Prima - Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than you think)
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- Duration: 2:35
- Published: 26 Oct 2011
- Updated: 24 Jun 2012
Louis Prima - Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than you think)
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LOUIS PRIMA:THE WILDEST (1999)
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- Duration: 1:45
- Published: 18 Sep 2008
- Updated: 13 Jun 2012
Excerpt That Old Black Magic
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Louis Prima - Lazy River
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- Duration: 2:59
- Published: 03 Mar 2012
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
Lazy River
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Medley - When you´re smilin, Zooma Zooma, Oh Marie (Louis Prima und Sam Butera
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- Duration: 3:28
- Published: 15 Mar 2010
- Updated: 21 Jun 2012
Very rare video from the great Louis Prima - Sam Butera Show. Louis Prima (tp and voc:), Sam Butera (sax.), Lou Sineaux (trb.), Keely Smith (voc.), I´m not sure about who´s playin´ g., b., p., dr; if someone knows, I beg him to tell me
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Louis Prima & Keely Smith - C'è La Luna (Mafia II Soundtrack)
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- Duration: 2:33
- Published: 13 Aug 2010
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
Read this, also rest of the songs here: Copyright Disclaimer--"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." *Clasic* Al Hibbler - After the lights go down low www.youtube.com Dean Martin - Ain't that a kick in the head www.youtube.com Frankie Laine - Jezebel www.youtube.com Louis Prima - Closer to the bone www.youtube.com Louis Prima - Oh Marie www.youtube.com Louise Prima - Pennies from the heaven www.youtube.com Louise Prima - When you're smiling www.youtube.com Rosemary Clooney - Mambo italiano www.youtube.com Shirley & Lee - Let the good times roll www.youtube.com The Ames Brothers - My bonnie Lassie www.youtube.com *Delta Radio* Bo Diddley - Hey, Bo Diddley! www.youtube.com Bo Diddley - Who do you love www.youtube.com Chuck Berry - Nadine www.youtube.com Chuck Berry - No particular place to go www.youtube.com Dante and the Evergreens - Speedo (Remake) www.youtube.com Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack www.youtube.com John Lee Hooker www.youtube.com Little Richard - Keep a knokin' www.youtube.com Little Richard - Long Tall Sally www.youtube.com Little Richard - Lucille www.youtube.com Muddy Waters - Got my mojo working www.youtube.com Muddy Waters - Mannish boy www <b>...</b>
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Louis Prima - Oh, Marie (Original)
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- Duration: 2:27
- Published: 27 Aug 2010
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
Recorded April 19, 1956 at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, Capitol Records tried to capture the essence of a live performance by Louis Prima who had by this time become one of the hottest attractions (along with his then wife, Keely Smith) in this gambling mecca. "Oh, Marie" was one of the cuts included on the album "The Wildest" which included Prima's back-up band led by saxophonist Sam Butera.
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Louis Prima - Closer To The Bone
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- Duration: 4:14
- Published: 23 Sep 2009
- Updated: 05 Jun 2012
Track 11 from Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild, Cool & Swingin'.
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Louis Prima and Keely Smith - Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (1959)
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- Duration: 2:51
- Published: 25 Aug 2009
- Updated: 17 Jun 2012
Charted at #69 on Billboard Hot 100 in July 1959. Their biggest duet hit was "That Old Black Magic" which charted the previous year. This was their last duet entry to chart on the Hot 100. Originally composed as a yiddish song for a yiddish musical in 1932, it was re-written with english lyrics and recorded by the Andrews Sisters in 1937. It became their first hit.
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Sing Sing Sing - Louis Prima
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- Duration: 4:10
- Published: 28 Jun 2010
- Updated: 22 Jun 2012
Sing Sing Sing - Louis Prima One of my alltime favorites, hope you'll enjoy it as much as i do.
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Beep Beep Louis Prima
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- Duration: 2:14
- Published: 18 Jul 2008
- Updated: 20 Jun 2012
The song beep beep by Louis Prima. No Copyright intended.
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Keely Smith and Louis Prima
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- Duration: 2:12
- Published: 22 Jul 2007
- Updated: 06 Jun 2012
clown around on tv
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Louis Prima |
| Also known as | The King of the Swing |
| Born | (1910-12-07)December 7, 1910 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Died | August 24, 1978(1978-08-24) (aged 67) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Jazz Swing Traditional pop |
| Occupations | Singer, entertainer, trumpeter, bandleader |
| Instruments | Vocals, trumpet |
| Years active | 1936–1975 |
| Associated acts | Gia Maione, Keely Smith, Sam Butera |
| Website | Official website |
Louis Prima (December 7, 1910[1] – August 24, 1978) was an American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece New Orleans style jazz band in the 1920s, then successively leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the 1950s, and a pop-rock band in the 1960s. In each of his musical endeavors, he incorporated his exuberant personality into his act.[citation needed]
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Early life[link]
Prima was from a musical family in New Orleans. His father, Anthony Prima, was the son of Leonardo Di Prima (the original family name was Di Prima), a Sicilian immigrant from Salaparuta, while his mother, Angelina Caravella, had immigrated from Ustica as a baby.[2]
Louis Prima was the second child of Angelina Caravella and Anthony Prima. His older brother, Leon, was born in 1907. He had two younger sisters Elizabeth and Marguerite. Marguerite passed away when she was only three years old. Leon, Louis, and Elizabeth were all baptized at St. Ann's Parish. They lived in a house at 1812 St. Peter Street in New Orleans, which was mainly populated by Italians, Arabs, Jews and African Americans.[3]
Louis's mother, Angelina, was a second generation Italian American in New Orleans. She cared much about her children's futures and made sure that each of them played an instrument. Louis was assigned the violin and started out playing at St. Ann's Parish.[3] He became interested in jazz when he heard it streaming out of clubs from black musicians, including Louis Armstrong. At the time, segregation between blacks and whites was extremely prevalent. However, Italians and African Americans got along famously.[citation needed] Each shared the same economic, social, and political values. They also embodied similar entertainment rituals. Clubs such as Matranga's, Joe Segrettas, Tonti's Social Club, and Lala's Big 25 were all owned and operated by Italians but allowed Blacks and Italians to play.[3]
Young Louis Prima paid attention to the music streaming out of clubs and watched his older brother Leon play the cornet.[3] Once Leon caught a break in Texas for a summer, Louis practiced continuously on his worn down cornet. It was also beneficial that his mother was with Leon, so he could play as he wished. He ambitiously formed a band in 1924 with his childhood friends Irving Fazola (clarinet) and Johnny Viviano (drums).[3] When his mother and Leon returned, they were shocked. His mother was quite upset that he had moved on from the violin, while Leon applauded his performances with his "band" on the street corners.[citation needed]
Louis Prima attended Jesuit High School but transferred to Warren Easton High in the fall of 1926[3]. At Warren Easton, he played with the "Eastonites", the school band. In 1927, he started up a gig with Frank Federico and played in "The Whip", which was a run down French Quarter Club. The two were enthusiastic musicians and played every chance they got. By the spring of 1928, Prima decided he would drop out at Warren Easton and become a professional musician.[3]
The Search for Success[link]
After dropping out of high school, Prima desperately wanted to make it big. He had a few unsuccessful gigs including when he joined the Ellis Stratako Orchestra in 1929.[4] Prima, Federico and saxophonist Dave Winstein drove all the way to Florida for a gig and no one showed up. Luckily they made it to a relative's house where they were given money for gas and a meal. Prima didnt give up. He joined Joseph Cherniavsky's Orchestra in 1929 at Jefferson Parish.[4] He was quite the performer and stood out. This may have been what made Cherniavsky fire him shortly after.[citation needed] Prima was upset, but knew he would be a success. He got a temporary job playing on Steamship Capital that docked on Canal Street.[4]
Although the Steamship Capital did not provide him with a break, he met his first wife Louise Polizzi. They married on June 25, 1929.[4] From 1931-1932 Louis occupied his time by performing in the Avalon Club owned by his brother Leon. His first break was when Lou Forbes hired him for daily afternoon and early evening shows at The Saenger.[4] He quickly became the most popular musician in the orchestra next to Forbes himself.[citation needed] With success came a very good check, enough to support his taste in fashion, his wife, and new baby
The Big Apple[link]
New York was an extreme attraction for hungry musicians during the Great Depression. It posed numerous risks, but all of the best artists in the nation made it in New York if not anywhere else. Guy Lombardo met Louis Prima while he was performing at club Shim Sham during the Mardi Gras season of 1934[4]. Lombardo was extremely impressed with Prima's stage performance and energy. He immediately offered him to go to New York. Eager to rise to the top, Louis had made up his mind then and there. The young Prima was on his way to New York by the time he was 23, and nothing was holding him back, not even his family.
Prima’s first gig in New York was supposed to be at a club called Leon and Eddie’s, located on 33 West 52nd street. Eddie Davis, one of the owners of the club did not hire Prima because he thought he was a negro.[3] This misconception led to Prima’s unemployment for the next six months of his career.[citation needed]
Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang[link]
In September of 1934, Prima began recording for the Brunswick label.[4] He recorded "That’s Where the South Begins", "Long About Midnight", "Jamaica Shout", and "Star Dust".[4] Prima and his New Orleans Gang was a band that consisted of five musicians. Frank Pinero was the pianist, Jack Ryan played bass, Garrett McAdams played guitar, while Pee Wee Russell played clarinet.[3] The band had their first performance at a club called the “Famous Door” owned and operated by Jack Colt[4]. Prima’s refreshing stage presence and combination of scat and swing style allowed jazz to reach a new level. His recordings from 1935 were a combination of Dixieland and swing.[4]
Prima and Russell were a perfect musical match. In May of 1935, the duo recorded "The Lady in Red", a national jukebox hit. They also recorded "Chinatown", "Chasing Shadows" and "Gypsy Tea Room".[4] Martha Raye also played a role in Louis’s professional and personal life. She was a comedienne with potential to become a singer. The two featured a show at the club that granted Prima his first national debut on "The Fleischman Hour".[4]
California[link]
By 1935 Louis decided to take his gig out to Los Angeles. His reasons for leaving may have been due to increasing problems with the Italian mob as well as wanting to expand his fame. The mob posed problems because Louis was forced to pay for protection every week and found himself getting too involved in that way of life. He moved to California to get away from that lifestyle and expand his music. During this time there was a movement for big bands and orchestras. Prima hired Louis Masinter on the string bass, a New Orleans native. He also fired McAdams so that he could have Frank Federico, his childhood friend, play the guitar.[4]
Louis looked for opportunity to open a club almost immediately after arriving in Los Angeles. He opened up “The Famous Door” nightclub at Vine Street and Willoughby. The previous club was the Blue Heaven nightclub owned by Gene Austin. Austin turned over the lease to Louis when he went in to ask him about purchasing the club. This accomplishment had him back on track in no time. Shortly after his club was stabile, he had his first movie appearance in Rhythm on the Range in 1936, which featured a performance with Bing Crosby.
With all of his success, his marriage back in New Orleans had already failed. Louise and Louis were divorced in 1936 because Prima was found cheating on Louise back in 1933, in the French Quarter.[4] Merely a few months later, he was involved in a new fling with Alma Ross, an actress.[4]
Louis and Alma were quite serious and after only a few months together he asked her to marry him while he started his tour out in the Midwest. The couple faced problems in Wisconsin and Chicago because they did not meet the marital requirements. Guy Lombardo helped them out by arranging a place in South Bend, Indiana. They wed on July 25th, 1936.[4] The couple had a few problems, one of the worst was that Louis denied much about his past. He never confessed to Alma that he had a daughter until she found out from a tax return.[4] Louis also pushed Alma into signing with Paramount in 1937. He continued to travel along the east coast with his band.
Prima stuggled to upgrade to big band style. It was not supported by his mentors in NY or LA. With the help of Guy Lombardo he traveled to Chicago to promote his new format at the Blackhawk in October 1936.[4] The new format was not successful. The show did not bring out Prima’s performance ability and the music sounded “overly rehearsed”. He lost money and did not pay some of his musicians.[4]
Reinvented in New York[link]
In 1937, Prima and his smaller gang (Federico, Masinter, Pinero, and Meyer Weinberg on clarinet) returned to the "Famous Door" in New York to perform.[5] He also appeared at Billy Rose’s Casa Manana club in May of 1938.[5] He ranked up about a quarter million dollars throughout seven weeks at Casa Manana.[5] He was booked by William Morris Agency in late 1938. This entailed traveling throughout the east coast. Stops were made in Boston, New York, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Miami Beach, New Orleans, and St. Louis.[5] These trips were sometimes made in the course of one night of driving. The crew always traveled by car, since it was the cheapest option.[5]
WWII[link]
When World War II came around, many men were drafted. Prima did not have to attend the war because of a knee injury so he could continue performing.[5] Segregation was still very much in existence during the war, but it was not supported by Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt. She heavily encouraged integration and applauded Prima for his efforts. He had grown up in a racially integrated background, and it may have been one of the primary reasons for his success.[citation needed] In 1939 he was under contract to appear in black theatres in New York, Baltimore, Boston and Washington D.C.. It turns out that Mrs. Roosevelt attended his performance in D.C., and formally invited him to the President's birthday celebration.[5] He was in pictures with the president and political powers of the country, which ultimately boosted his publicity.
By the mid 1940s, things were great for Louie Prima. People were purchasing tickets early in the morning for shows later on that evening. There was a lot of controversy in regards to the Italians, Japanese, and Germans during the middle of World War Two. Louis was extremely noble to record Italian songs, the most famous "Angelina", named after his mother. Others included “Please No Squeeza Da Banana," "Bacci Galupe (Made Love on the Stoop," and "Felicia No Capricia."[5]
He performed the Italian songs at The Strand in New York. He brought in an incredible $440,000 in six weeks[5]. In Detroit he could bring in about $38,000 for an afternoon performance. With all of this success, he decided to go back to Chicago to prove himself. He sold out the “Panther Room” and reinvented himself in the windy city.[5]
Prima had some big hits in the summer of 1945 including, "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" and "Bell-Bottom Trousers".[5] As his career was growing even more, his marriage with Alma had ultimately failed. They got a divorce when she discovered he had been cheating on her with Jean Harlow, another actress.[5] Alma was supposed to receive 15000 a year or 7.5% of his earnings. Prima ignored the payments until they piled up to about 60,000 dollars, which forced him to write a settlement check of 45,000 dollars plus $250 per week.[5]
He quickly met a new wife, Tracelene Barrett, who was a secretary of Prima’s[5]. She was a sweet and simple girl and he intended to keep her that way when they got married. She would manage his spending at the race track. He even bought a horse and named it Tracelene II.[5]
With the end of the war, the music industry changed. Most couples were getting married and moving out of the city. Most of the big bands were diminishing, but Louis was able to resist for a few months. In 1947 he played more jazzy versions of music. Under the new contract with RCA Victor, he recorded "Civilization," "You Can’t Tell the Depth of the Well," "Say it with a Slap," “Valencia," and "My Flame Went Out Last Night."[5] A few months later in November he recorded "Thousand Islands," "Mean To Me," and "Tutti Frutti Pizzicato."[5] In 1948 Louis and Tracelene had a baby girl.[5] He continued to work in the northeast, but cut back his orchestra.
Personality[link]
Louis Prima’s personality varied at times. To the record companies and big corporations, he showed little sympathy and was defiant in settling for an adequate salary.[5] He wanted as much as he could get out of these corporations. For instance, Warner Brothers offered him 60,000 dollars to be in a movie on Helen Morgan’s life. He rejected the offer, and when Warner Brothers increased to 75,000, it still was not enough. He wanted $100,000 and control of his role, which was rejected by Warner Brothers.[5] He had further disputes with Strand Theatre in New York and Majestic Records. He also did not allow a former songwriter to advertise herself as “formerly featured with Louis Prima’s orchestra”.[5]
To his family, friends, and fans Prima was a much different person. He was very patient with fans and always autographed or took pictures with them. He also became a fatherly figure for Barbara Belle, a songwriter and secretary for Louis.[5] On stage, he was a natural performer. He sold himself to the audience by creating shows that were funny, happy, and extremely entertaining.
Fine Taste[link]
Louis Prima was a man with exquisite taste. He shopped at all of the best clothing stores and wore top brand suits. Along with clothing, he spent much of his extra money on horses. He enjoyed gambling because it relaxed him[5]. He had invested six figures into the horses and all seven of them were housed in Aqueduct, New York. He enjoyed getting out and riding them early in the morning. It was one of the things that relaxed him the most outside of his busy performing life. He knew everything about each of his horses and read all about training them[5]. Another hobby was boating. He purchased a boat for his third wife Tracelene Barrett for their honeymoon in the Hudson River. [5]
Keely Smith[link]
Keely Smith was seventeen years old when Louie Prima laid eyes on her. Her hometown was Norfolk, Virginia. She had a unique voice that separated her from the usual sounds of nightclub singers. In August of 1948, she made a point to stop by the Surf Club in Virginia Beach to visit one of her favorite artists, Louis Prima. To her surprise, he was looking for a new female vocalist to replace Lily Ann Carol. Keely had a bathing suit on and was not allowed into the club until she had proper attire on. Luckily, someone was able to lend her some acceptable clothing and she auditioned. She ended up landing the part and traveling with the band. [6]
Louis signed with Columbia records in the fall of 1951 to keep up with the rapid changes in the marketing industry.[6] Throughout the sixteen month contract his top hits consisted of "Chop Suey, Chow Mein," "Ooh-Dahdily-Dah," and "Chili Sauce".[6] To manage his expenses, he had to drop his big band and play in low-grade clubs to support his horses. On top of it all, he divorced his third wife Tracelene on June 18, 1953.[6] Less than a month later he was married to Keely Smith, who was half his age. The couple was perfect, she was open to criticism and he wanted to make her a star.[6] He had to find the style that fit her correctly, especially since rock ’n’ roll was emerging. Prima was not against rock’n’roll like some other artists such as Frank Sinatra and Jackie Gleason.[6] He accepted that the kids had "an instinct for the kind of music that’s fun to listen to and dance to."[6]
A New Act[link]
In 1954 Prima was offered to stay at the The Sahara in Las Vegas to open his new act with Keely Smith.[6] At the time, Vegas was booming with business and there were endless opportunities for money to be made. The dynamic duo would perform their typical act in the hotel’s Casbar Lounge. This won them over at the lounge, but Prima wanted to impress more. He called up New Orleans legendary saxophonist, Sam Butera. With Butera came his background musicians, "The Witnesses."[6] They were talented musicians whom Prima tweaked to his liking. The act was a hit, and ultimately led Prima to sign with Capitol records in 1955.[6]
He released his first album with Capitol records, “The Wildest,” in September of 1956.[6] Some of the popular songs include “Just a Gigolo” and “I Ain’t Got Nobody.”[6] In 1957 they released “The Call of the Wildest.” Keely worked with other artists to release the album "I Wish You Love," and received a Grammy in 1958.[6] Keely also received a Playboy Jazz Award in 1959. She got a number one female vocalist reward in 58/59 from Billboard and Variety.[6] The duo also redid "Old Black Magic" which was a top 40 hit for two months. It earned the duo a grammy. The couple also had two daughters together.[6]
Prima decided to relocate his acts to the Desert Inn because he would take in 3 million dollars for producing 12 weeks worth of acts a year for five years.[6] The couple also had quick appearences on TV shows.
In 1959 Prima signed with Dot Records and they produced 8 albums.[6]. The top albums were “Wonderland By Night” and “On Stage” in 1961.[6] The couple was constantly performing and it definitely affected their marriage. To attempt relaxation, the couple set out on a trip on the Atlantic coast but ended up grounded in the Inland Waterway until rescued by the Coast Guard. [6]
In January of 1961 Prima was invited by Frank Sinatra to perform in the Inaugural Gala for President John F. Kennedy[6] They played “Old Black Magic” one of his favorite songs. Shortly after the performance, Keely and Louis were heading closer and closer to divorce. The constant performances and Prima’s sometimes flirtacious attitude was all too much for Smith. She wanted a divorce and after finishing up their contract at the Desert Inn, she filed for divorce at the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court of Nevada in Las Vegas.[6]
After Keely was out of his life and his performances, Prima tried to prove that he did not need her. In the New York Post there was a suggestion that Keely should rejoin for an act in New York’s Basin Street East nightclub. Prima said, "I have no desire whatsoever to have any dealings with Keely Smith under any conditions. ... There is nothing in the world or no one that could ever make me accept this woman in our act."[6]
Later years[link]
Prima had a variety of family loss to deal with at the end of his career. His father died the same year as the divorce with Keely.[6] His mother died in the winter of 1965, for which he partly blamed Keely for.[6]
He tried making up his own recording company in 1962 called “Prima One Records.” [6] He tried to fill Keelys spot with Gia Maione, a waitress who was 21 years old. He did his best to make her famous by producing her first album “This Is … Gia.” It was funded entirely by him, and it was not very successful at all.[6] This was daunting to Prima because he was always trying to advance himself and his performers. He was also in the middle of making appearances in Las Vegas and promoting the film “Twist All Night.”[6] By this point, the band was putting out a markedly different and more contemporary sound, with electric organs and synthesizers, even dabbling in progressive rock.
In 1967 Prima's distinctive voice and jazzy delivery landed him a role in Walt Disney's animated feature The Jungle Book, as the raucous orangutan King Louie. He performed the hit song "I Wanna Be Like You" on the soundtrack, leading to the recording of two albums with Phil Harris: The Jungle Book and More Jungle Book, on Disneyland Records. He can also be heard on the soundtrack of another cartoon feature, The Man Called Flintstone.
He suffered a mild heart attack in 1973. In 1975, following headaches and episodes of memory loss, Louis Prima sought medical attention, and found out he had a brain stem tumor. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and went into a coma following surgery to remove the tumor. He never recovered, and died three years later, having been moved back to New Orleans. He was buried in Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans; his gray marble crypt is topped by a figure of Gabriel, the trumpeter-angel, sculpted in 1997 by Russian-born sculptor Alexei Kazantsev. The inscription on the crypt's door quote the lyrics from one of his hits: "When the end comes, I know, they'll all say 'just a gigolo' as life goes on without me. Lovingly, your little family..."[1]
Legacy[link]
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In 2010, honoring his lifelong commitment to the music of the city of his birth, and to commemorate the 100th anniversary of that event, Prima was honored by being the annual poster subject of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, in a painting created by artist and singer Tony Bennett, under his birth name Anthony Benedetto.
On July 25, 2010 Louis Prima received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame's 50th anniversary on the year of his 100th birthday. His son, Louis Prima Jr, performed a concert in honor of his father, which included all of Louis Prima's hits.
On November 1, 2010 Chicago Review Press released That Old Black Magic: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and the Golden Age of Las Vegas by Tom Clavin. The book focuses on many aspects of Prima's life, particularly his act and relationship with Keely Smith.
The Prima-Butera arrangements and recordings continued to be copied by younger musicians, including David Lee Roth, who covered his medley of "Just a Gigolo"/"I Ain't Got Nobody" in the 1980s, and Brian Setzer, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and other nouveau swing bands of the 1990s, covering such Prima standards as "Jump, Jive and Wail". The pop band Smash Mouth mentioned his name in the song "Heave-Ho" (from their album Fush Yu Mang), and covered "I Wanna Be Like You" for the soundtrack album of The Jungle Book. "I Wanna Be Like You" was also covered by Los Lobos, Phish and by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy for the soundtrack of the 1996 movie Swingers. The surviving original members of Bill Haley & His Comets have recorded and performed several of Prima's songs since the mid-1990s, most notably "Buona Sera", which they dedicate to Prima's memory. Alex Harvey and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band also came under the spell of Louis Prima.
Louis Prima wrote the swing classic "Sing Sing Sing" which was covered by Fletcher Henderson and Benny Goodman. In 1940, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra recorded "Be Happy", a song Louis Prima co-wrote. "A Sunday Kind of Love" was another Louis Prima composition that became a standard of the swing and big band era. "Jump Jive an' Wail" was a Louis Prima composition that became another standard, a song which was revived by Brian Setzer.
Prima's original recordings have also featured in many films, including Mad Dog and Glory, Big Night, Anger Management, Mickey Blue Eyes, The Sopranos, Casino, Swingers, Kicking and Screaming, Elf, Swing Kids, Analyze This and Igor, as well as the game Mafia II. Prima's character also plays an important role in the film Big Night; he is the famous celebrity who never appears.
Sam Butera and the Wildest toured with their Prima tribute, between 2000 and 2004, before Butera retired. He died from complications due to pneumonia, on June 3, 2009.
Also in 2008, Louis Prima was posthumously inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Discography[link]
- The Manuelo Tarantel (1949) Mercury 78 RPM Single 5339
- Breaking It Up! (1953)
With Sam Butera and The Witnesses:
- The Wildest! (1956)
- The Call of the Wildest (1957)
- The Wildest Show at Tahoe (1957)
- Las Vegas Prima Style (1958)
- Strictly Prima (1958)
- Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (1959)
- Louis and Keely! (1959) - First album to be released by Dot Records.
- His Greatest Hits (1960) - First album to feature multi-instrumentalist Morgan Thomas.
- Together (1960)
- Pretty Music Prima Style, Volume 1 (1960)
- On Stage (1960)
- Wonderland by Night (1960)
- Blue Moon (1961)
- Return of the Wildest (1961) - The last record to feature Keely Smith.
- Doin' the Twist (1961)
- The Wildest Comes Home (1962) - Marks Prima's return to Capitol Records.
- Lake Tahoe Prima Style (1962) - The first Capitol LP to feature Gia Maione.
- Prima Show in the Casbar (1963) - The first LP released by Prima One Records.
- Plays Pretty for the People (1964) - Released by Jazz Band, live radio broadcasts from New Year's Eve 1963 and sometime during 1964.
- King of Clubs (1964)
- Let's Fly with Mary Poppins (1965)
- Golden Hits of Louis Prima (1966) - Last recording to feature trombonist Lou Scioneaux.
- On Broadway (1967) - United Artists release, solo release by Prima without Gia Maione and the Witnesses.
- The Jungle Book (1967) - Prima and the Witnesses are featured in a duet with singer Phil Harris on "I Wanna Be Like You".
- More Jungle Book (1969) - Prima and the Witnesses are featured on one track, "Strange Behavior".
- The New Sounds of the Louis Prima Band (1969) - First album to introduce Richie Varola on electric organ, marking the first time the band produced a markedly different, modernized sound.
- Blast Off! (1970)
- The Prima Generation '72 (1972)
- Just a Gigolo (1973)
- Angelina (1973)
- Let's "Hear" it For Robin Hood (1974)- Disneyland Records release, Prima tells the story of Robin Hood through spoken word and song.
- The Wildest '75 (1975) - Prima's last album before slipping into a coma, featuring the single "I'm Leaving You'.
References[link]
- Boulard, Garry; Louis Prima (University of Illinois, 2002)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find-a-grave.com: Louis Prima
- ↑ "Articoli: Louis Prima". Jazzitalia. http://www.jazzitalia.net/articoli/louisprima.asp. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Boulard, Garry(2002). "Louis Prima", University of Illinois Press, United States.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 Boulard, Garry (2002). "Louis Prima", University of Illinois Press, United States.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 Boulard, Garry (2002). "Louis Prima", University of Illinois Press, United States.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 Boulard, Garry (2002). "Louis Prima", University of Illinois Press, United States.
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- Official Louis Prima website
- Louis Prima at the Internet Movie Database
- Louis Prima Discography
- An Introduction to Louis Prima at This is Vintage Now
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| Name | Prima, Louis |
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| Short description | Sicilian American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter |
| Date of birth | December 7, 1910 |
| Place of birth | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Date of death | August 24, 1978 |
| Place of death | New Orleans, United States |
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 Butera in 1961. |
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| Born | (1927-08-12)August 12, 1927 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Died | June 3, 2009(2009-06-03) (aged 81) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Instruments | tenor saxophone |
Sam Butera (August 17, 1927 – June 3, 2009) was a tenor saxophone player best noted for his collaborations with Louis Prima and Keely Smith. Butera is frequently regarded as a crossover artist who performed with equal ease in both R & B and the post-big band pop style of jazz that permeated the early Vegas nightclub scene.
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Biography[link]
Butera was born and raised in New Orleans, where his father, Joe, ran a butcher shop and played guitar in his spare time. He heard the saxophone for the first time at a wedding when he was seven years old, and, with his father's encouragement, he began to play.
Butera's professional career blossomed early, beginning with a stint in big band drummer Ray McKinley's orchestra directly after high school. Butera was named one of America's top upcoming jazzmen by Look magazine when he was only eighteen years old, and, by his early twenties, he had landed positions in the orchestras of Tommy Dorsey, Joe Reichman, and Paul Gayten.
As the big band era wound down and heavy touring became less common among jazz musicians, Butera re-settled in New Orleans, where he played regularly at the 500 Club for four years. The 500 Club was owned by Louis Prima's brother, Leon, and it was this connection that lead him to his much-heralded Vegas-based collaborations with Prima and Smith.
Prima transitioned from big band to Vegas somewhat hastily, having signed a contract with the Sahara without having first assembled a back-up band. From his Vegas hotel room, Prima phoned Butera in New Orleans and had him assemble a band posthaste. Butera and the band drove from New Orleans to Las Vegas in such a hurry that they had not taken time to give their act a name. On opening night in 1956, Prima asked Butera before a live audience what the name of his band was. Butera responded extemporaneously, "The Witnesses," and the name stuck.
Butera remained the bandleader of The Witnesses for the better part of the next twenty years. During that time, he performed with Louis Prima and/or Keely Smith on such Prima-associated classics as "That Old Black Magic," "Dig That Crazy Chick," "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody," "Come on-a My House," and "I Wan'na Be Like You" (from Disney's The Jungle Book).
He is noted for his raucous playing style, his off-color humor, and the innuendo in his lyrics. The arrangements he made with Prima have been covered by David Lee Roth, Los Lobos, Brian Setzer, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. In addition to his accomplishments as a saxophonist and composer, Butera is widely regarded as the inspiration for the vocal style of fellow New Orleans-born jazz singer, Harry Connick, Jr..
Later career[link]
Butera had a featured role in the Cinemax TV special Viva Shaf Vegas, which starred Paul Shaffer. In the show, written by Shaffer, Tom Leopold and Harry Shearer, Butera is asked to help Shaffer with his "spiritual crisis." To analyze Shaffer's problem, Butera asks a series of questions, the last of which is, "Are you regular?"
Sam Butera was featured in an episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast.[1] Sam's advice for the host on getting "chicks, like a fox [insert purr]" is, "Well, first a little music, a little jive talk. You gotta call her baby, sweetheart, darling, you know all the names that go along with love." When he sang part of "Just a Gigolo," the hosts found it familiar and he began to tell how David Lee Roth stole the song from him. "I wrote that arrangement thirty four years ago, the one that David Lee Roth stole from me. He came in one night to see me, you know, and after the show he walked up to me and said 'Hey Sam!', and I said 'who are you', he said 'I'm David Lee Roth'". "'You know what' I tell him? I said 'give me my money' and he turned right away and walked out." Butera's anger towards Roth was equaled by his anger towards journalists, often calling columnists to complain about reviews he didn't like.
Sam Butera played a part in the movie The Rat Race starring Debbie Reynolds and Tony Curtis. He played a scam artist along with Joe Bushkin who fleeced Curtis out of his instruments. The music can be heard on the LP and the CD released by Dot as a soundtrack of The Rat Race.
Butera, who had Alzheimer's disease,[2] died on June 3, 2009 in hospital in Las Vegas at age 81.[3]
References[link]
External links[link]
- Sam Butera Bio
- A Brief Introduction to Sam Butera at This is Vintage Now
- An Introduction to Louis Prima at This is Vintage Now
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| Name | Butera, Sam |
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| Short description | |
| Date of birth | August 17, 1927 |
| Place of birth | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Date of death | June 3, 2009 |
| Place of death | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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Medley - When you´re smilin, Zooma Zooma, Oh Marie (Louis Prima und Sam Butera
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Medley - When you´re smilin, Zooma Zooma, Oh Marie (Louis Prima und Sam Butera
Very rare video from the great Louis Prima - Sam Butera Show. Louis Prima (tp and voc:), Sam Butera (sax.), Lou Sineaux (trb.), Keely Smith (voc.), I´m not sure about who´s playin´ g., b., p., dr; if someone knows, I beg him to tell me
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Louis Prima & Keely Smith - C'è La Luna (Mafia II Soundtrack)
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Louis Prima & Keely Smith - C'è La Luna (Mafia II Soundtrack)
Read this, also rest of the songs here: Copyright Disclaimer--"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." *Clasic* Al Hibbler - After the lights go down low www.youtube.com Dean Martin - Ain't that a kick in the head www.youtube.com Frankie Laine - Jezebel www.youtube.com Louis Prima - Closer to the bone www.youtube.com Louis Prima - Oh Marie www.youtube.com Louise Prima - Pennies from the heaven www.youtube.com Louise Prima - When you're smiling www.youtube.com Rosemary Clooney - Mambo italiano www.youtube.com Shirley & Lee - Let the good times roll www.youtube.com The Ames Brothers - My bonnie Lassie www.youtube.com *Delta Radio* Bo Diddley - Hey, Bo Diddley! www.youtube.com Bo Diddley - Who do you love www.youtube.com Chuck Berry - Nadine www.youtube.com Chuck Berry - No particular place to go www.youtube.com Dante and the Evergreens - Speedo (Remake) www.youtube.com Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack www.youtube.com John Lee Hooker www.youtube.com Little Richard - Keep a knokin' www.youtube.com Little Richard - Long Tall Sally www.youtube.com Little Richard - Lucille www.youtube.com Muddy Waters - Got my mojo working www.youtube.com Muddy Waters - Mannish boy www <b>...</b>
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Louis Prima - Oh, Marie (Original)
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Louis Prima - Oh, Marie (Original)
Recorded April 19, 1956 at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, Capitol Records tried to capture the essence of a live performance by Louis Prima who had by this time become one of the hottest attractions (along with his then wife, Keely Smith) in this gambling mecca. "Oh, Marie" was one of the cuts included on the album "The Wildest" which included Prima's back-up band led by saxophonist Sam Butera.
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Louis Prima and Keely Smith - Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (1959)
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Louis Prima and Keely Smith - Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (1959)
Charted at #69 on Billboard Hot 100 in July 1959. Their biggest duet hit was "That Old Black Magic" which charted the previous year. This was their last duet entry to chart on the Hot 100. Originally composed as a yiddish song for a yiddish musical in 1932, it was re-written with english lyrics and recorded by the Andrews Sisters in 1937. It became their first hit.
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