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Louis Leo Prima (/ ˈ l uː i ˈ p r iː m ə /; December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) [1] was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he formed a seven-piece New Orleans–style jazz band in the late 1920s, fronted a swing combo in the 1930s and a big band ...
Dorothy Jacqueline Keely (March 9, 1928 [1] [note 1] [2] – December 16, 2017), professionally known as Keely Smith, was an American jazz and popular music singer, who performed and recorded extensively in the 1950s with then-husband Louis Prima, and throughout the 1960s as a solo artist. [3] Smith married Prima in 1953.
Sam Butera (August 17, 1927 – June 3, 2009) was an American tenor saxophonist and singer 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.
The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution.Based very loosely on the "Mowgli" stories from Rudyard Kipling's 1894 book of the same name, it is the final animated feature film to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production.
Popular jazz and swing performer Louis Prima was cast as King Louie, based on the suggestion of Walt Disney Records president, Jimmy Johnson, that Prima 'would be great as a foil' for Phil Harris as Baloo. [11] Prima received the audition in 1966, [12] and the antics of him and his band during the audition performance inspired the animators. [13]
Louis Armstrong [1] 1901–1971 Adelaide Hall: 1901–1993 Cab Calloway [1] 1907–1995 Nat Gonella: 1908–1998 Louis Prima: 1910–1978 Scatman Crothers: 1910–1986 Johnnie Davis: 1910–1983 Slim Gaillard: 1916–1991
The Louis Prima version of the song was used in the series finale of the show House. Amber Volakis ( Anne Dudek ) also sings a version of this song in the season 5 episode titled " Under My Skin ." It was featured on the soundtrack for Woody Allen 's 1996 movie Everyone Says I Love You .
Until she died in 2013, Maione operated Prima Music, LLC, which releases previously unavailable Prima titles. The company also operates www.louisprima.com. She also stated that she had been interested in developing a Prima biopic. In a 2003 interview, she stated "In my opinion, there's only one person I believe could play Louis today. John ...