Louis Prima
American musician (1910-1978) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 67
Louis Leo Prima 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...
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Louis Armstrong Influenced Louis
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Phil Harris Duets: I Wan’na Be Like You
Sebastian Cabot Duets: I Wan’na Be Like You
Bruce Reitherman Duets: I Wan’na Be Like You
Bing Crosby Duets: Chicago (That Toddling Town) (1922)
Benny Goodman Duets: Chicago (That Toddling Town) (1922)
Count Basie Duets: Chicago (That Toddling Town) (1922)
Norman Taurog Directed You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Alice Faye Also in You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Nunnally Johnson Produced Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Gregory Ratoff Directed Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Charles Reisner Directed Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
James Flavin Also in Rose of Washington Square (1939)
David Lowell Rich Directed Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (1959)
Albert S. Rogell Directed Start Cheering (1938)- Michael Cuscuna Produced The Wildest! (1956)
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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 group in the 1940s, helped to popularize jump blues in the late 1940s and early to mid 1950s, and performed frequently as a Vegas lounge act beginning in the 1950s.
