Keeley performed here in Palm Springs..Purple Room..til her recent passing! She is fabulous and beyond. As for Louie..greatest..together well not enough words to cover how wonderful, funny and entertaining they were!!! Love and miss them so much..have their vinyl. .priceless!!! Enjoy them youngsters..
In memoriam in semn de respect si aducere aminte ca un pios omagiu adus aminte marelui si regretatului artist fiind totodata bineinteles preferatul meu maestrul actor, cantaret, compozitor si trompetist Louis prima. Anul nasterii:7 decembrie 1910,new Orleans, louisiana statele unite. Zodia sagetator- decedat:24 August 1978(67 de ani).cauza decesului cauze naturale ( hemoragie cerebrala).Mare pacat ca nu mai stim sa ne apreciem marii nostrii artisti minunati si super geniali de mare clasa cat mai sant inca in viata langa noi sa ii iubim pretuim si respectam valorile si care au plecat la cele vesnice si care ne-au parasit in aceasta viata. Bunul dumnezeu sa va aiba in imparatia cerurilor in paza si protectie si sa va odihneasca in pace maestre acolo unde ati plecat la domnul printre stele eterne regrete si sincere condoleante familiei sale pentru ca nu se va mai putea naste niciodata un asemenea mare om genial si unic prin filmele, spectacolele si turneele domniei sale cu care a incantat milioane de fani din intreaga lume atat dupa micul ecran cat si din salile de cinema in care se umpleau spectatorii in sala. Din partea unui admirator fan si spectator drag si fidel. Amin. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😢😢😢
Born too late. Would love to see them live. Keeley Smith really had to try hard to keep a straight face with all that energy on stage! She was a talent in her own right. Thanks for posting!
Mi-ar fi facut mare placere sa il cunosc personal pe marele si regretatul artist fiind totodata bineinteles preferatul meu maestrul actor, cantaret si compozitor Louis prima si sa ii recomand sa vina sa sustina un mare concert de la noi din tara bucuresti Romania 🇷🇴. ❤❤🎉🎉🎉😢😢😢
When I was a kid in the 50's I remember my Mother playing their records and she always liked their music so this brings back some fond memories of those times.
What a character and performer! I wish I was around back in the 20's and through the 40's...I feel it would have been great. Never mind the great depression, this music certainly helped people get past the hard times.
You owe me my money back! Thunder Road is by far a TERRBILE film. One of the very worst I've ever seen or ever made. I can write twenty pages on how bad it is. The acting is HORRIBLE. The script is worse. ......It's illogical and so on and so forth.
@@infonut Very odd. She often appears completely detached, even annoyed by all the excitement that Prima is generating. Immense talent and showmanship.
Track list: 0:15 When You're Smiling. (Louis Prima) 5:40 Buona Sera. (Louis Prima) 6:45 Old Man River (Sam Butera) 8:33 Tiger Rag (Lou Sino) 10:50 Indian Love Call (Keely Smith) 13:50 I've Got You Under My Skin (Louis Prima & Keely Smith) 17:43 When You're Smiling. (Louis Prima) 18:22 Just a Gigalo (I Ain't Got Nobody) (Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera, Lou Sino, Bob Roberts) 21:48 Waiting for the Robert E. Lee (Lou Sino) 24:08 Fever (Sam Butera) 26:55 Nighty Night Little One (Keely Smith) 29:48 Old Black Magic (Louis Prima & Keely Smith) 32:45 When You're Smiling. (Louis Prima) 33:50 Waiting for the Robert E. Lee (Lou Sino) 36:01 Turn the Lights Down Low (???) (Bob Roberts) 38:13 Night Train (Sam Butera) 40:30 All Night Long (Keely Smith) 42:48 When My Baby Smiles at Me (Louis Prima & Keely Smith) 44:35 Embraceable you (Louis Prima & Keely Smith) 47:00 I'm in the Mood for Love (Louis Prima & Keely Smith) 49:28 Lazy River (Louis Prima) 51:38 I'm Confessin' (that I Love You) (Louis Prima & Keely Smith) 53:45 I've Got You Under My Skin (Louis Prima & Keely Smith) 55:40 I Don't Wanna Marry Marry Girl From Napoli (Louis Prima) 58:54 I'll Be Seeing You (Louis Prima) 1:01:00 Oh Babe (Louis Prima) 1:03:45 Come Over to My House (Louis Prima)
Yes, great comedy however Keeley stood head and shoulders above it all with “THAT VOICE” - possibly underrated but stand alone she was up there with the greats.
I used to sell the heck out of this VHS tape in the 1990s, holy cow - it's missing the early Prima segments solo on Sullivan - but this is basically the famous Copa Show, they came over from the Copa and were going back for the later show, but this is when they were the hottest act in NYC, before Sullivan's musical acts were forced to lip-sync.
@@leonardodalongisland Hi, hello - not sure why myself, but for some reason the acts on his show were all live in the 50s, but the bands you see in the 60s The Doors, Stones, Beach Boys all lip-synced. Mama Cass famously says "que the tape" on the Mamas and Papas segment ... try finding Beat Club episodes - they were live the first year in B&W (later on tape in colour) , and they are terrific.
@leonardodalongisland The 60's groups had to lip-sync in order to prevent acts from inserting political or scatological content. When Elvis performed, they showed him from the waist up.
Louis Prima and his band were an undeniable force that helped pave the way for Rock 'n' Roll. Nobody can tell me his unmatched showmanship didn't influence Bruce Springsteen.
What would it be like if Sonny and Cher could sing? OH!!!! Like Louis Prima and Keely Smith! To be fair Keeley had left Louis and the the group and didn't do this act any longer, so I guess that it was open to be stolen. Still...
That was her "shtick" so to speak. Part of a comedic routine. While Louis and his band were making idiots of themselves she stood there bored. I would have given anything to see them live in Las Vegas, but a little before my time. She also had one of the best voices in jazz.
