The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles is celebrating the legacy of a legendary musician. Its Louis Prima Party kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday, March 22. “This event is presented in conjunction with ...

A former bandmate of Louis Prima argues in this 1999 video biography that the exuberant crooner, trumpeter, and composer belongs on the “Mount Rushmore of Italian singers,” alongside Sinatra and ...

Louis Prima - trumpet, vocalist, composer, bandleader (1910 - 1978) Best remembered for his risque Vegas act of the 1950s, Louis Prima was the ultimate showman. Loud ...

Born in New Orleans, trumpeter, singer and entertainer Louis Prima grew up in the city's Italian-American community. He was influenced not only by New Orleans's Black jazz and folk culture but also ...

LOS ANGELES -- "King of Swing" Louis Prima has received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a centennial celebration that included dancing in the street to his big-band sounds. The ...

Other folks were probably having a good time as the New Orleans Jazz Fest came to a close on Thursday evening, but I guarantee you that everyone in the Economy Hall Tent was having the time of their ...

Whatever you called it — swing, jump blues, early rock ‘n’ roll — the music of bandleader Louis Prima was addictive fun. From New Orleans to New York to Las Vegas, he reinvented himself over the ...

When your father was Las Vegas royalty and one of the hippest cats in history, you naturally grow up with music in your blood. Born in 1965, Louis Prima Jr. is the son of Louis Prima and Gia Maione, ...