[Dixielandjazz] Louis Prima

Bob Romans cellblk7 at comcast.net
Tue Jan 30 09:08:36 PST 2007


In all of these clips of Prima and Keely, she looks like she's bored as 
hell! He was probably not too easy to get along with...sure was talented 
though!
Warmest regards,
Bob Romans,
1617 Lakeshore Drive,
Lodi, Calif., 95242
PH 209-747-1148
www.cellblockseven2002.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Gluetje1 at aol.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Louis Prima


>
> In a message dated 1/30/2007 12:06:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, Gluetje1
> writes:
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> Thanks, Steve, for the lead-ins to chasing down other Louis Prima and 
> Keely
> Smith's on YouTube.  I agree with your thought about them as  prototypes 
> for
> Sonny and Cher.  Partially because I have this  relic-memory of watching 
> them
> on our little black and white TV doing Bir Mir  Bist Du Shoen.  Notice 
> that
> Winkipedia makes that same claim in a nice  little brief write-up about 
> them.
> Keely Smith perhaps still doing some  light touring???  Lots of their 
> stuff
> available places like  Amazon.com
> Ginny
>
>
> In a message dated 1/29/2007 8:31:00 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:
>
> To  hear Louis Prima's versions of jump blues go to the below web site;
> Nice  3 tune medley by Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera and the  Witnesses.
> Starting with "When You're Smiling" to "Oh Marie"
>
> BTW,  Dingle, proof the Italians invented Jump as well as Jazz. :-)  VBG
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSphmLuBmd8&NR
>
> Cheers,
> Steve  Barbone
>
> PS. Our guitarist played with this group for a year right  after Prima
> married Gia Mione, his 5th wife. Keely Smith was #4.  Interestingly 
> enough,
> it is easy to infer from Prima's performances that  he and Keely were the
> inspiration for Sonny and  Cher.
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