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
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