Louis Prima
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Louis Prima | |
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 Prima in 1947 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Louis Leo Prima |
| Also known as | The King of Swing |
| Born | December 7, 1910 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 1978 (aged 67) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1929–1975 |
| Labels | Capitol, Dot |
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| Website | www |
Louis Prima was an American jazz singer known for swing music. He became famous in the 1940s and 50s and played King Louie in Walt Disney’s cartoon of The Jungle Book.
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Prima and his trumpet, c. 1947
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- 1910 births
- 1978 deaths
- American jazz singers
- American trumpeters
- American pop singers
- American bandleaders
- American blues singers
- American movie actors
- American television actors
- American stage actors
- Actors from New Orleans
- Musicians from New Orleans
- Singers from New Orleans
- Deaths from cerebral hemorrhage
- Deaths from brain cancer