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feat. keely smith with sam butera & the witnesses
tagi: JAZZ HQvinyl gatefold sleeve BEST: IMT9004072.1 LP 00100T97979 88070080A237 / (2L CIMT90040721 (180G) T97979 | |
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| Louis Prima, whose musical career spanned from the 1920s to the 1970s, was a trumpet player, a singer, a composer, a humorist, a bandleader, and - above all - an entertainer par excellence. Prima scored hits in the 1940s with "Oh Marie", "Angelina" and "Robin Hood". In 1949 he made his first records with the then sixteen-year-old Keely Smith, who eventually became his (fourth) wife. By the mid-1950s they were one of the most popular acts in Las Vegas, and spread their fame through TV appearances and recordings. Their biggest hit, a remake of the Johnny Mercer classic "That Old Black Magic", won the first Grammy ever awarded for best performance by a vocal group. [...more...] | | | | | 2LPHQ 5 days | |
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