Louis Prima

Louis Prima

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 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. From the 1940s through the 1960s, his music further encompassed early R&B and rock 'n' roll, boogie-woogie, and Italian folk music, such as the tarantella. Prima made prominent use of Italian music and language in his songs, blending elements of his Italian and Sicilian identity with jazz and swing music. At a time when ethnic musicians were discouraged from openly stressing their ethnicity, Prima's conspicuous embrace of his Sicilian ethnicity opened the doors for other Italian-American and ethnic American musicians to display their ethnic roots. Prima is also known for providing the voice for the orangutan King Louie in the 1967 Disney film The Jungle Book. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis Prima, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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    Acting
    Place of birth
    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Birthday
    12/7/1910
Louis Prima: In Person!
Louis Prima: In Person!
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The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
7.3
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square
5.7
The Continental Twist
The Continental Twist
4.7
Senior Prom
Senior Prom
7
Swing It
4.2
The Star Reporter in Hollywood
1
Swing Cat's Jamboree
Swing Cat's Jamboree
6.2
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
0
The Champ's a Chump
The Champ's a Chump
0
You Can't Have Everything
You Can't Have Everything
5.7
Start Cheering
Start Cheering
7
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
5.6
DTV: Golden Oldies
DTV: Golden Oldies
0
Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range
4
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
4
Playgirls International
Playgirls International
2
Jazz Ball
Jazz Ball
7
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
5.9
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