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Lou Monte (born Louis Scaglione; April 2, 1917 – June 12, 1989) was an Italian American singer best known for a number of best-selling, Italian-themed novelty records which he recorded for both RCA Victor and Reprise Records in the late 1950s and early 1960s, most famously "Lazy Mary" (1958) and the 1962/63 million-selling US single "Pepino the Italian Mouse", plus the seasonal track ...
"Dominick the Donkey" is a Christmas song written by Ray Allen, Sam Saltzberg and Wandra Merrell, and was recorded by Lou Monte in 1960, on Roulette Records. The song describes Dominick, a donkey who helps Santa Claus bring presents ("made in Brooklyn ") to children in Italy due to the reindeer , despite their flight, being unable to climb the ...
[1] [2] Italian American singer Lou Monte recorded and released the song on Reprise Records in 1962. [3] Lou Monte's recording contains a high-pitched "mouse" voice in the style of Alvin and the Chipmunks. The song helped make Lou Monte famous and set the tone for the remainder of his career. [4] [5] The song contains both English and Italian ...
Lou Monte released a cover of the song in 1981. [12] Other notable cover versions have been done by KRS-One (hip-hop), [13] EMF (British), [14] Andrew Sachs (Manuel in the British television sitcom Fawlty Towers), Werner Böhm, alias: Gottlieb Wendehals (German, title: "Mensch, ärger dich nicht"), [15] Sheila (French, titled: "Et ne la ramène pas"), [16] Dingetje (Dutch, titled ...
Lou Monte released a version of the song on his 1959 album, Italian Houseparty. [5] Jerry Vale released a version of the song on his 1962 album, I Have But One Heart. [6] Gaylord and Holiday released a version of the song on their 1975 album, Second Generation. [7]
Lou Monte also recorded the song in 1956. [9] Wanda Jackson - included in her album Love Me Forever (1963). [10] Popular culture. The 1950s version by Joni James was ...
1961: Lou Monte recorded a version titled "16 tons (neapolitan version)" and it contained verses in both English and Italian in his famous style. 1961: Jimmy Dean recorded a cover on his Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales album. 1964: Louis Neefs, Belgian singer, played and recorded the song live in Belgium.
The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1980s.