Louis Prima
Louis Prima
Louis Prima was an Italian-American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece New Orleans style jazz band in the late 1920s, then leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the 1950s, and a pop-rock band in the 1960s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth7 December 1910
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
I wasn't making it with the violin because I was playing all of the 'long hair' stuff.
My brother Leon started it all. He played the piano. In school they made me leader of the orchestra because I played the violin, but I followed Leon and the boys in his jazz band around.