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Varola Richie LittleLouis Prima Louis Prima American musician (1910–1978) For his son, the entertainer born in 1965, see Louis Prima Jr. Louis Leo Prima (/ˈluːi ˈpriːmə/; December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978)[1] 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 to mid 1950s, and performed frequently as a Vegas lounge act beginning in the 1950s. Quick facts Background information, Also known as ... Louis… (Source: Wikipedia)
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