Louis Prima goes back further than you think. Born in New Orleans, his first surge of popularity came in the 1930s, when he was a trumpeter-bandleader with a swinging singing voice. He wrote Sing, ...

Keely Smith, the celebrated singer and performer who enjoyed a successful solo career and partnership with Louis Prima, passed away on December 16. Born Dorothy Jacqueline Keely in Norfolk, VA on ...

Louis Prima Jr. knows all about having to live up to a famous father’s legacy. “I could open the gates for the Second Coming, and people would go, ‘Yeah, but He’s not His father,’ ” he jokes. The son ...

Born in New Orleans, trumpeter, singer and entertainer Louis Prima grew up in the city's Italian-American community. He was influenced not only by New Orleans's Black jazz and folk culture but also ...

Reservoir Media has officially acquired the recorded and publishing catalogs of “swing icon” Louis Prima. Reservoir (NASDAQ: RSVR) today unveiled its deal for the work of Louis Prima, who passed away ...

In a deal that includes both rights to Prima's masters and publishing, Reservoir now holds shares of classics like "Sing, Sing, Sing" and "Pennies from Heaven." By Kristin Robinson Senior Writer ...

Louis Prima often played his brother's 500 Club on Bourbon Street. Prima’s 500 Club was located at 441 Bourbon St., at the corner of Bourbon and St. Louis streets. While trumpeter, singer, bandleader ...

The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles is celebrating the legacy of a legendary musician. Its Louis Prima Party kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday, March 22. “This event is presented in conjunction with ...

Gia Prima, widow of vocal great Louis Prima, has sued a Canadian music company, alleging it has not paid royalties due the estate of the Grammy-winning composer. The suit against Unidisc Music Inc… By ...

As he discussed his second-generation show business career, Louis Prima Jr., son of the late Crescent City showman, rolled up his sleeve to reveal a portrait of his father tattooed on his left forearm ...

Keely Smith, a smoky-voiced balladeer who became a nightclub sensation in the 1950s with her then-husband, the comically disruptive entertainer Louis Prima, and who gradually emerged from his shadow ...

If you’re of a certain age, you know Louis Prima's songs and wild on-stage antics from TV or Las Vegas. If you’re younger, you know his songs recorded by younger artists like David Lee Roth and Brian ...