http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2452&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rssEvery generation seems to re-discover Louis Prima. Disney fittingly turned him into a jovial primate for <i>The Jungle Book</i> in 1967, David Lee Roth did a note-for-note cover of "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" in 1985 and most recently, Brian Setzer and other Swing revivalists have used his sound as a template. Prima was a longtime veteran of the jazz scene who struck gold in the 1950s by mixing his Louis Armstrong influences with swinging jazz, throbbing Jump Blues, early R&B and Neapolitan zaniness. Just by itself, his music was unforgettable; but when combined with his hilariously brash sense of showmanship, Prima became unstoppable. Backed by saxophonist Sam Butera's band and a succession of straight-faced female foils (the finest being the angelic Keely Smith, who went on to achieve major success as a solo artist), Prima literally had "the wildest show in town" while also penning such standards as "Sing Sing Sing," and "A Sunday Kind of Love." His bawdy act excited the sex-starved masses of the Eisenhower era, earned respect from jazz hepcats, and was studied and appreciated by greasy-haired teenagers growing up on rock 'n' roll. While Prima's recorded output suffered when he left Capitol Records for supposedly greener pastures, he remained a very popular live act well into the '60s. - Nick DedinaSwingen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:17:18 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2452&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Every generation seems to re-discover Louis Prima. Disney fittingly turned him into a jovial primate for <i>The Jungle Book</i> in 1967, David Lee Roth did a note-for-note cover of "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" in 1985 and most recently, Brian Setzer and other Swing revivalists have used his sound as a template. Prima was a longtime veteran of the jazz scene who struck gold in the 1950s by mixing his Louis Armstrong influences with swinging jazz, throbbing Jump Blues, early R&B and Neapolitan zaniness. Just by itself, his music was unforgettable; but when combined with his hilariously brash sense of showmanship, Prima became unstoppable. Backed by saxophonist Sam Butera's band and a succession of straight-faced female foils (the finest being the angelic Keely Smith, who went on to achieve major success as a solo artist), Prima literally had "the wildest show in town" while also penning such standards as "Sing Sing Sing," and "A Sunday Kind of Love." His bawdy act excited the sex-starved masses of the Eisenhower era, earned respect from jazz hepcats, and was studied and appreciated by greasy-haired teenagers growing up on rock 'n' roll. While Prima's recorded output suffered when he left Capitol Records for supposedly greener pastures, he remained a very popular live act well into the '60s. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953338&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vocal/Easy Listening Thu, 30 Aug 1962 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 1953338 tra.1953338 Louis Prima art.2452 1.29 Wild, Cool & Swingin': The Artist Collection alb.273977 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/2/9/389294_170x170.jpg 1999-06-08 00:00:00.0 1962-08-30 00:00:00.0 true Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody tra.1953338 282000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953338&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953338&variant=data&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2146098&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 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Marie tra.2442471 147000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2442471&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2442471&variant=data&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.375820&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Fri, 23 Feb 1962 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 375820 tra.375820 Louis Prima art.2452 1.29 Capitol Collectors Series alb.101581 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/7/3/1033706_170x170.jpg 2000-07-18 00:00:00.0 1962-02-23 00:00:00.0 true Buona Sera tra.375820 187000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.375820&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.375820&variant=data&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2161086&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 2161086 tra.2161086 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1999-06-08 00:00:00.0 1962-08-30 00:00:00.0 true Felicia No Capecia tra.1953072 181000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953072&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953072&variant=data&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1138376&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Fri, 23 Feb 1962 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 1138376 tra.1138376 Louis Prima art.2452 0.99 Capitol Collectors Series alb.101581 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/7/3/1033706_170x170.jpg 2000-07-18 00:00:00.0 1962-02-23 00:00:00.0 true When You're Smiling / The Sheik Of Araby tra.1138376 238000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1138376&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1138376&variant=data&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1138563&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Wed, 18 Feb 1953 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 1138563 tra.1138563 Louis Prima art.2452 0.99 Breaking It Up! alb.235521 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/5/4/1304552_170x170.jpg 1998-10-27 00:00:00.0 1953-02-18 00:00:00.0 true The Bigger The Figure tra.1138563 160000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1138563&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1138563&variant=data&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2444215&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Fri, 23 Feb 1962 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 2444215 tra.2444215 Louis Prima art.2452 1.29 Capitol Collectors Series alb.101581 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/7/3/1033706_170x170.jpg 2000-07-18 00:00:00.0 1962-02-23 00:00:00.0 true Jump, Jive, An' Wail tra.2444215 209000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2444215&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2444215&variant=data&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953332&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Thu, 30 Aug 1962 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 1953332 tra.1953332 Louis Prima art.2452 0.99 Wild, Cool & Swingin': The Artist Collection alb.273977 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/2/9/389294_170x170.jpg 1999-06-08 00:00:00.0 1962-08-30 00:00:00.0 true Basin Street Blues / When It's Sleepy Time Down South tra.1953332 253000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953332&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953332&variant=data&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953322&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Thu, 30 Aug 1962 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 1953322 tra.1953322 Louis Prima art.2452 0.99 Wild, Cool & Swingin': The Artist Collection alb.273977 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/2/9/389294_170x170.jpg 1999-06-08 00:00:00.0 1962-08-30 00:00:00.0 true Love Of My Life (O Sole Mio) tra.1953322 225000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953322&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1953322&variant=data&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30377956&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 30377956 tra.30377956 Louis Prima art.2452 0.99 Beep Beep alb.30362080 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/0/7/1817082_170x170.jpg 2008-01-12 00:00:00.0 2008-01-12 00:00:00.0 true I'm Just Agigolo Ain't Got Nobody tra.30377956 283000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30377956&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2715613&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Mon, 19 Apr 1954 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 2715613 tra.2715613 Louis Prima art.2452 0.99 Beepin' & Boppin' alb.238409 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/6/5/1315695_170x170.jpg 1999-05-18 00:00:00.0 1954-04-19 00:00:00.0 true Here Pretty Kitty tra.2715613 161000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2715613&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2715613&variant=data&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15441507&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 15441507 tra.15441507 Louis Prima art.2452 0.99 Jump, Jive an' Wail: The Essential Louis Prima alb.15437425 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/0/4/1824007_170x170.jpg 2007-07-17 00:00:00.0 2007-07-17 00:00:00.0 true Just One Of Those Things (1999 Digital Remaster) tra.15441507 158000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15441507&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15441507&variant=data&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12815434&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Sat, 2 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Louis Prima on Rhapsody Online 12815434 tra.12815434 Louis Prima art.2452 0.99 Louis Prima In The 1930's - 1934/39 Broadcasts Vol. 1 alb.12814721 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/9/1/951908_170x170.jpg 2006-12-02 00:00:00.0 2006-12-02 00:00:00.0 true Rockin' Chair / Georgia On My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael Medley - For Radio Only Transcriptions 1934) tra.12815434 158000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12815434&variant=play&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12815434&variant=data&rws=%2Flouis-prima%2Ftop-tracks.rss