Louis Prima

Louis Prima

Acting
19 Movies 5 TV Shows

Born

December 7, 1910

Died

August 24, 1978

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

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 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 t…

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