Louis Leo Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978)[1] was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he formed a seven-piece New Orleans-style jazz band in the late 1920s, fronted a swing combo in the 1930s and a big band group in the 1940s, helped to popularize jump blues in the late 1940s and early to mid 1950s, and performed frequently as a Vegas lounge act b

The Wildest: Louis Prima Comes home! Louis Prima was not only an amazing jazz musician but he was also a great entertainer. When Louis hit the stage, there was no taking your eyes off of him! To learn more about Louis Prima come see our exhibit here at the Jazz Museum before its gone after August 6th! | New Orleans Jazz Museum

Make your way to a Sunday Premiere you can't miss! 🌟 Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & The Witnesses take the stage with "Just A Gigolo" and "I Ain't Got Nobody" at 5pm PT/8pm ET tonight, only on our YouTube channel: https://EdSullivan.lnk.to/LouisPrimaMedleyFP | The Ed Sullivan Show