-->
-
Louis Prima was an American entertainer, singer, actor, songwriter, bandleader and jazz musician.
-
Fast Facts:
- Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 7, 1910
- Family immigrated from Sicily
- Played the violin as a child
- Nickname: King of the Swingers
- Initial jazz influence from Louis Armstrong
- Brother Leon was a well known local band leader who gave him his start
- The voice of King Louie in Disney's The Jungle Book
- David Lee Roth covered his medley of "Just a Gigolo"/"I Ain't Got Nobody" in the 1980s
- Died: August 24, 1978
-
Categories
- View History
- Discuss on the Message Board
- Embed this Page
-
Share this page
-
-
The Mahalo Top 7
-
Official Site: Louis Prima
louisprima.com -
Video: "Oh Marie" (Time 4:00)
youtube.com -
Wikipedia: Louis Prima
en.wikipedia.org -
Dana Country Man: The Louis Prima Story
danacountryman.com -
Yahoo! Group: Louis Prima Fan Club
launch.groups.yahoo.com -
IMDb: Louis Prima
imdb.com -
Bright Lights Film: Louis Prima
brightlightsfilm.com
-
Official Site: Louis Prima
-
-
Louis Prima on Twitter Powered by Twitter
-
-
-
-
watching Igor. I love this movie. Louis Prima, does the music. he's great.
@Dianthadoo | November 10, 2009 05:49 PM -
-
-
Louis Prima on Amazon | View All
-
-
Louis Prima (Music in American Life) - $18.95
This is the first paperback edition of the only biography of Louis Prima, one of the most underrated jazz musicians and entertainers of the twentieth century. In a career that spanned four decades, Prima infused the grit and grace of Dixiel...
Amazon -
-
Louis Prima - The Wildest - $24.99
Before Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett or Engelbert Humperdinck ever played the stages of Vegas, there was Louis Prima. One of America's most hypnotic and original performers, Prima's career spanned several decades and t...
Amazon -
Capitol Collectors Series: Louis Prima - $12.98
Band leader and lounge kingpin Louis Prima will be best be known for the classic, "Just a Gigolo," immortalized by David Lee Roth for a whole new generation of swingers. But Prima's output went much further: in his day he recorded for Capit...
Amazon
-
-
Questions and Answers About Louis Prima | View All | Ask a Question
View All Louis Prima Questions (61) | Ask a QuestionWhat rivers connect into the Mississippi river near St. Louis? (2 Answers)The rivers that connect near St. Louis into the Mississippi would be The Illinois river,The Missouri river,Meramec river and the Kaskaskia river. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Mississippi_River_map.png read moreRecently I wanted to buy a Louis Vuitton handbag... (3 Answers)I found a few sites for you to compare your Louis Vuitton replica's Have fun! read moreWhat is the best market niche for my writing and consulting business in st. louis? (1 Answer)I've watched this go unanswered for too long. ;-) While I'm not in St. Louis, I have parlayed my writing into a consultancy business recently and I can offer a ... read more
Ask a Question about Louis Prima 140 characters
-
Similar Jazz Artists
- Last.fm: Similar to Louis Prima
- Yahoo! Music: Similar to Louis Prima
- CMT.com: Similar to Louis Prima
- This page was created by Andrew M, a Part Time Guide in the Mahalo Greenhouse (see the original), and curated by Colette L.
- If you'd like to help us create the best spam free search results on the Internet, apply to be a Part Time Guide!</em>
