The cast of 'Jump, Jive and Wail' swings through the music of Louis Prima at the Stage Door Canteen. (Photo by Stage Door Canteen) It's not an exhibit on newly declassified information on the ...

Louis Prima may have made his name on New York’s 52nd Street Jazz Alley and on the Vegas strip, but he was born and raised in New Orleans and always considered it home. From Saturday, July 12, through ...

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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 ...

The first name in swing is a last name: Prima. And keeping that tradition alive is Louis Prima Jr., son of the legendary singer and bandleader whose career spanned four decades. Himself a singer sand ...

The son of a legendary jump-swing bandleader, Louis Prima Jr. grew up listening to classic rock and even fronted a rock band in the 1980s "with long hair and everything." But the excitement of his ...

Saxophonist Sam Butera died Wednesday. Along with Louis Prima, he was a major force in the development of the Las Vegas lounge music scene in the 1950s. Butera arranged many of Prima's classics, ...

For the type of obsessive listeners who scour liner notes and credits, the new Kanye West and Kid Cudi album Kids See Ghostsprovided a treasure trove of information. But in between the nod to the ...

Angelina/Zooma Zooma; Jump, Jive, and Wail; That Old Black Magic; Oh Marie; The Lip; Bourbon Street Blues; I've Got You Under My Skin; Pennies From Heaven; Hey Boy! Hey Girl; Luigi; Lazy River; When ...

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 ...