The 29 people who gave this a thumbs down have no ears, heart, soul, or sense of humour or love of life. They must be seriously dead and dried up inside cause this is some of the best stuff anyone has ever done in my lifetime of 75 years.

@72vince27

2 жыл бұрын

I came to the conclusion that these must be people that got it in their recommendations by chance. I can't imagine searching for Mr.Prima and then being disappointed.

@johntechwriter

2 жыл бұрын

One comment type I NEVER read is by somebody who has to put down the people who put down the video! Life’s too short!

@kplobat2

2 жыл бұрын

No accounting for taste or the lack of it. Prima was great. My father was Lou Montes drummer... saw him in Brooklyn 1970 ... also great

@_batz

Жыл бұрын

I feel like one of those was Ms. Keely 🤣why does she seem so upset? (I've since dug a lot deeper into the Luis lore & love it all)

@user-jt4bv9xt1p

Жыл бұрын

Tone drags. Probably think Mick Jagger could sing.

My mom and dad would see Louis Prima in Santa Monica in the late 50.s

There was no act like Louis Prima with Keely Smith and Sam Butera and the Witnesses in this formation. The bored expressions on Keely's face are priceless. How she kept a straight face through all that amazes me!

Imagine walking into a club with a group like that playing! They had everything, all the Witnesses top players. I saw Louis in 1948 at Prima's 500 club in New Orleans (his brother owned it ..Leon. He just bowled me over and made me a lifetime fan. I saw him in the 70s at the Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans....He died later of a brain tumor. Sam Butera introduced him in NO as "A man who sings pretty for the people " .....and he did just that. NOBODY today could equal him! deralte

@jjgrey1488

4 жыл бұрын

You are right, sir...Prima had no equal to this day...

@jimstenlund6017

4 жыл бұрын

David Lee Roth tried to be a modern version it seems😂

@voa23

3 жыл бұрын

Natural Honey Voice and way ahead of his time, without a doubt a pioneer in wrapping as well & Jazz.

@darrencullen8015

3 жыл бұрын

wow thats amazing music was amazing back then. Im 36 and im sick of the vulgar music of today. This is pure heaven and uplifting. This will never die.

@joeybonin7691

2 жыл бұрын

Rumor has it that Frank and company would sit way in back at the late show and dig his act.

21 years old and I adore this music, nothing beats it. I love Dean Martin, NKC, Duke Ellington, Mel Tormé but Louis Prima tops it all, the stage presence and musical ability brings a smile to my face everytime.

@bobdillaber1195

3 жыл бұрын

Oh you bet! Great music! Great showmanship! These folks absolutely loved what they did! Especially Keely.

@user-jt4bv9xt1p

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Sinatra.

@user-kw1hx4sx3l

11 күн бұрын

Good taste

I love how Keely Smith just stands there while Louie Prima is all animated!! Those are classic Louie Prima and Keely Smith moments!!

@Mrbeahz1

4 жыл бұрын

I think they were the prototype of Sonny and Cher.

@stevefriedmanphoto

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mrbeahz1 At the start of Sonny & Cher, late '60s maybe, my father who used the basement as his office at home, emerged one day when they were on something - perhaps Mike Douglas - and he stopped and said, not judgmentally but observationly, "They're doing Louis Prima & Keely Smith."

@garrettjackson913

5 ай бұрын

It almost looked like she rolled her eyes at Louis before he moved into Ce la Luna

@thecatatemyhomework

5 ай бұрын

​@@garrettjackson913she looks pissed off.

@garrettjackson913

5 ай бұрын

@thecatatemyhomework She looks like the kind of woman who sings depressing songs while Louis is all about as he puts it, "Keep on smiling and the whole world will smile with you".

A true Italian, he could blow that horn. Just one of those entertainers gone way to soon. RIP Louie 🕊🕊

Luie my fav since 1966

This is what great entertainment and talent is about -- not the stupid stuff on tv today. This is fabulous!

@davidbuzzelli1451

Жыл бұрын

Today's entertainment is garbage. My grandmother's era that's where the real people were with talent. Same goes for the rock and roll bands.

@andreswz3297

10 ай бұрын

disfruta no seas vieja rezongona

SAaw Louis many times at te Sahara and the Sands in Vegas. Absolutely a first rate showman. He was the epitome of talent and charisma as well. No entertainer comes anywhere near his showmanship and talent today.

My mother and her girlfriend took me to see Prima & Smith when I was 10 at Radio City Music Hall around 1948. It was another interesting post-war day after years of black outs along the NJ coast and local guys who never returned home. It was another time and another world never to be repeated.

@user-rs4ph1uj7f

5 күн бұрын

65 5 мн ошибки

I'M 24 AND I LOVE THIS. Louis Prima God bless you sir!!!

Being Italian-American in New York in 50's and 60's….that was something...

@nolayaheardme402

5 жыл бұрын

Lucky dog you

@carlitoaguzzi2946

5 жыл бұрын

actually hes from new orleans

@user_-qg6yd

4 жыл бұрын

Frank sinatra and dean martin

@MAXthespicyvideomachine

4 жыл бұрын

Carlito Aguzzi he was also Italian American

@loredanaroman2503

4 жыл бұрын

I bet those were the best years ...fun, music, food, culture and love ...now fighting pollution and bad political choice

Great old time great Luis great band.

Man, Louis Prima was the greatest and Keely Smith was no slouch herself!

Most underrated singer ever! Rest in piece Lou. Arrivederci amico!

Wife and I saw Keely Smith with Sam Butera & The Witnesses in Las Vegas in the early 90's (after Louis had passed away). Keely was very animated, Sammy and the band were great, and they played their trademark numbers and even took requests. Reminded me what a great legacy Louis Prima left. I do believe we'll meet again in some form where as the old gospel song goes "the soul of man never dies".

Keely Smith lives on. So beautiful.

He was a great performer.... Italiano American. one must be Italiano in order to appreciate his singing and choice of songs...

Consummate jazzman and entertainer. You feel life's energy coming through his performances! Louis Prima!

Sam Butera...one of the great jazz saxophonists of the 20th Century.

Keely Smith is something to behold !!! Gorgeous, great singer,need I say more??? LOVE HER!!!

Sam Butera could play !

King Louis is the King of the swingers. Brilliant stuff. Thanks.

OMG - the look on Keely's face is priceless. She is so unimpressed with his shenanigans. So funny I could die.

You didn't have to be anything but be from NYC 50's & 60's, especially Brooklyn or Queens. This was our music and we lived for this on Friday & Saturday nights after a long hard work week.

Keely Smith played the bored singer so well.

Louis is a very unique artist ... he is not that extremely well known but every extremely well-known artist from his time was trying to copy him, that is one of the things that make this man great! I love to listen to him every now and then ...it reminds me that people can be unique !!

true story: back in the very early 90's, my brother and I were in Las Vegas. I'm trying to remember which casino we were in one late afternoon/early eve. for some reason I'm thinking it was Harrah's or it could have been the Sands. I hear this beautiful voice in the distance and I walk around to get closer to it. I tell my brother it sounds like Keely Smith but it just couldn't be. And there she was. with maybe a 4 piece band....in this little nook or corner of the casino...and I was in awe. People walking by not paying much attention and I wanted to shout, "do you know who this is????!!!" Keely had one of the most beautiful voices I've had to my ears. It was a little sad to think this woman who still had this beautiful voice and it just didn't seem like many really appreciated it or her piece in the history of Las Vegas show rooms big headliners of the long-gone hay day. It was a nice moment for me for sure.

Had the pleasure to dine with a group including Sam Butera in 1980s in Utica NY ( super gentleman), but there's only one Louie Prima !

Sam Butera arranged a lot of the songs; he complimented Prima's style. Saw him in the 70's playing Atlantic City after Louis passed away.

Nijmegen, the Netherlands in the early sixties. Buona Sera Signorina.Buona Sera was the song o the day. I remember dancing to this supper hit on top of the tables in a beer cellar somewhere under the St. Stevens Kerk. What a great time we had....

They have no sentiment for it. My family Is Italian. And I remember my relatives liking him a lot. So for people that put the thumbs down you have no Reason to like it, but I remember my family how much they liked him that's why I like Him, Memories. Italians were very popular on stage, At that time. He was like a Frank Sinatra to the Italians. He was an old school Italian. I don't like a lot of singers today, The American people are losing what it means to have Heart and soul.,. And mostly our heritage.

@schwartzenheimer1

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, that darn Russian Frank Sinatra got nothing' on an Italian like Louis Prima...oh, wait...and to the cucumber who said you must be Italian to appreciate Louis, statazit!

As a musician, I can't imagine all of the work it took to pull off his act, unbelievable

@NickColuccio

2 жыл бұрын

TO HIM IT WAS NO WORK AT ALL.

How Keely could stand there and not even tap her foot is a talent all on its own.

@marasalvatrucha1968

Жыл бұрын

Yes, just like a doll.

@angelicapowell2330

Жыл бұрын

It’s part of their act

@caroldevitt1156

Жыл бұрын

@@angelicapowell2330 yes I know but with how the great the music is, I can’t believe she can control her self the whole time!

@angelicapowell2330

Жыл бұрын

@@caroldevitt1156 she does in other videos I’ve seen. She’s back there snapping her fingers.

@scienz

Жыл бұрын

@@caroldevitt1156 because that is her job. she got paid to stand there duh. what do you think that she's some magic snake that gets charmed by music and has no self control?cmon 😆 🤣

Keely Smith standing there like a stone Mona Lisa, or perhaps Virgin Mary is GENIUS!!!

This must be the 20th time watching this video, and I have the biggest smile on my face right now.

I have always been an old soul, thanks to mafia 2 i get to discover this hidden gems. I have always wished my wedding theme is 1940' to 50s where music is still golden

@joshuajaimes121

Жыл бұрын

Same here my friend!

One of the greatest performers of all time. Bravisimo!

This is music... and im freaking 26. crazy what music has become today. This music makes you happy :)

@ianboard544

5 жыл бұрын

You should also check out Fats Waller. He's the other one, besides Prima, that never fails to make me smile.

@elleohai

4 жыл бұрын

check this kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6BszduLpMqxfdo.html :)

@darwinsmith4354

3 жыл бұрын

@@elleohai Wow! That's a great video. Thanks for the link.

@elleohai

3 жыл бұрын

@@darwinsmith4354 yw :) sweet little diddy

That's the essence of life right there. He really was The King

I met Louis Prima (at his golf course) and Keely Smith..went to her house with their former drummer Bobby Morris. I knew Sam Butera...played a lot of golf with him and drank Courvoisier many a night. I knew Rolly Dee, Jimmy Vincent and Morgan Thomas. Fun guys to hang out with.

@harrytomandl

4 жыл бұрын

que envidia! esos gatos eran de verdad increibles! que musica tan buena y atemporal...

@april1304

4 жыл бұрын

You must have some amazing memories and stories to tell 😎🎼🎶🎵🎤🎹😍

@thomasklugh4345

3 жыл бұрын

To Pete... Sounds like you could write a book? Do it, man.

@stevefriedmanphoto

2 жыл бұрын

@@elleohai Keep droppin' them, Mr TheMan. You must have helluva stories that reflect the patina of the era.

Keely is always like that. The shtick was that he was the "wild one" and she was the one who had to suffer his immaturity.

@lanfordripley7780

4 жыл бұрын

Sonny and Cher copied their routine because they had the same manager.

@kool-aidcorncrap7880

3 жыл бұрын

Yep now we have men who suck down there latte's and drink soy milk being PC is the norm so they think 😏

@thomasthomas2418

3 жыл бұрын

A great shtick; Keely was the beautiful, unapproachable girl in high school that every boy was crazy about; Louis was the goofy, face-making kid that did everything he could to get her attention. At first, she can't stand him but by the end of the show, he wins her over.

@Pashasmom1

3 жыл бұрын

She was a drag in the midst of high energy and pure talented joy. I don't care if that was her shtick, it was awful.

@estherdimaggio9156

2 жыл бұрын

@@kool-aidcorncrap7880 You're either 75 or 15 huh

3:08 My god her reaction shots are so hysterical.

@fvrrljr

2 жыл бұрын

was going to comment glad i found someone who noticed 👍

Keely's deadpan face is perfect!!

There are musical historians who cite Louis Prima as one of the originators of Rock and Roll.

Long after Louie had passed on, I saw and met Sam Butera with his later band, The Wildest. Saw them several times playing the casinos in Atlantic City. He was still a great entertainer, and could he blow that sax! He put on a great show, including many of Louie's great hits. That was a fun time. I miss them all.

When music was such a happy time 🎷❤️

That was Keely Smith's stage act, people. She's not bored or mad. It was her act.

@MrDougpro

6 жыл бұрын

YES AN ACT...SHE WAS A GREAT LADY IVE BEEN TOLD!

@LorenzoDoesntExist

5 жыл бұрын

You'd be surprised how many times you can condescend people on something obvious...

@elleohai

4 жыл бұрын

funny youd even have to say that tbh xD

@zoraidagarcia625

4 жыл бұрын

Atlas King-And what a great singer she is! But I don't think her stage act is "so obvious" to everyone.

@haydenwoodall5981

3 жыл бұрын

i saw an interview of her in 2017 it wasn't an act she actually was bored

I remember him from when I was a little girl. I remember that my mom had two sets of records (78 RPM’s) of Xavier Cougat and Al Jolson (I can’t even imagine what they would be worth today, had we kept them). I just turned 72.

WoW!!! Amazing!!

NOthing ever like this again...so proud to be Italian-American

Heard Louie's doing 5 shows a night up in Heaven....SRO

@testodude

9 жыл бұрын

and Frank, Dean, and Sammy drop in after their show finishes.

8-12-2020. They had raw talent and were pure professionals. No take 1, take 2, they got it right the first time, and the obvious fun they have doing it and their energy is infectious to the audience. Truly the golden years of entertainment ^^

Imaging going back in time and seeing this live

Brilliant!! it brings back great memories..The parents vinyl LP's scattered all over the lounge floor..... No 'noise control' in those days...The word 'Manic' hadn't been discovered either!! Milk delivered to the letterbox in glass bottles..Paid for by plastic...Not the Eftpos type tho!! Ha ha. 8.2020. New Zealand. Wonderful!! You Tube...You never cease to deliver!!

Luis Prima sei un genio!! Fortissima sta canzone!! Luis Prima your a genius!! This song is amazing!

Agreed! As the great Louis Jordan and Joe Jackson sang, “you ain’t got no red corpuscles, jack, you dead” !

i looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove it...cant stop watchin´it..and the contraste to Keely´s face...hilarious! thanks

Great Childhood memories growing up in the 70’s. My Sicilian parent’s loved Prima’s music as part of their catalogue

Hello there. So much Talent, so much fun. Thanks for the memories.

absolutely brilliant thank you louis

That was their thing, she always played straight, hilarious.

@loudepietro

4 жыл бұрын

Sonny and Cher stole that from them

These guys really knew how to bring it. What a great entertainer. Any bar that had had these guys today would be making a fortune off of my nightly bar tab.

Sam Butera HE PLAYED WITH THE WITNESS' at the Tropicana in Vegas..Went to see him him as much as I could back in the 80's..Brought back the the days of Louie Prima...Great memories for me...

I think he was incredibly talented. I really wish I could have seen one of his live performances.

Louis un artista superlativo indimenticabile ! insieme al Sax impareggiabile di Sam Butera.. and the Witnesses & With Keely .Tra i più grandi della storia della musica Jazz e POP. Unforgettable.

All that clowin' and yet the music is spot on. These guys know how to swing.

WONDERFUL - WONDERFUL! TALENT THAT NEVER ENDS, AND IS NOT REPEATED.

So amazing even after all these years , talent , real talent, is priceless and his legacy will last forever 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Thanks for this great slice of some American /Italian history of some classic jazz music. Louis and his bands music when I was a little bambino in the Bronx of New York city, and being around my late Grandfather on Sunday mornings, He would play a healthy collection of the greats back then ,like Dean Martin , Louis Prima, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Vale..and this would take place for years in the old families home followed later in the day with a great home cooked Italian meal. As the old Archie Bunker would say ?? those were the days. Again Grazie, thanks for sharing this video and classic tune...

Attsamatta Sam, you can't play in Italian? There will never be another Louis Prima and the Witnesses. Great music, great entertainment. His exuberance was infectious.

LOUIS PRIMA great music great times amazing performance CONGRATULATIONS FROM LIMA PERÚ

I can't imagine not smiling in the presence of that band!

A long lost art form of music 🎤🎺🙎🏻‍♂️🎷🙎🏻‍♂️

JUST WONDERFULL

Another glorious son of the Old Country. VIVA L'ITALIA!!!

UN ABRAZO DESDE ARGENTINA.

Louie and Sam were awesome. How they could play!!

this kind of music makes me wish I lived in the 40's and 50's

negli anni 60 non ero ancora nato eppure vi dico fenomenaleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Love him. My favorite is still “I ,m just a gig I’ll”

ALL HAIL KING LOUIE!!!

When I need to smile I come to watch and listen Louis ❤

my too favourite song :) (When you're Smiling )

Entertainment doesn't get much better than this

Louis Prima. Another musical great from New Orleans!

Je ne m'en lasse pas!!!! Que ca fait du Bien!!!!

People think that Keely was uncool, or that she was suffering through Louis' silliness. But the fact is she was the heppest one of them all...

From my understanding, it was her stage persona was to be the "ying" of Louis' "yang", he's absurdly wild on stage, and she was to be his balance in nature, being perfectly stoic and classy. Unusual, but effective.

Que gran jazzista. Levanta los pies y el corazón de la gente. A gozar!!!💦

Still waching in 2015. still a good music and it still draw a smile on your face. 😊😊😊😊

When you're smilin', when you're smilin' The whole world smiles with you When you're laughin', oh when you're laughin' The sun comes shinin' through But when you're cryin', you bring on the rain So stop that sighin', be happy again Keep on smilin', 'cause when you're smilin' The whole world smiles with you But when you're cryin', your bring on the rain So stop your sighin', be happy again Keep on smilin', 'cause when you're smilin', baby The whole world smiles with you

What a fantastic video. They just don't make them like this any more.

Julie Baird, your precious!!!!! Louis Prima- ROCKS!!!!!

Keely Smith, the female singer and at the time wife of Louis Prima, passed away on December 16, 2017 at age 89!

Just four guys goofing ‘round ❤

Louis prima 1910-1978 RIP

what an awsome man, really love his early stuff

Quel solo de trompette de L.Prima,fantastiQUE