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Dorothy Jacqueline Keely (March 9, 1928 [1][note 1][2] – December 16, 2017), professionally known as Keely Smith, was an American jazz and popular music singer, who performed and recorded extensively in the 1950s with then-husband Louis Prima, and throughout the 1960s as a solo artist. [3]
Keely Smith was twenty when she met Prima in August 1948. Born in Norfolk, Virginia , she made a point to stop by the Surf Club in Virginia Beach to visit him. To her surprise, Prima was looking for a new female vocalist to replace Lily Ann Carol .
Dec 18, 2017 · Keely Smith, a popular jazz vocalist and a fixture in the 1950s world of Las Vegas and a musical partner to her husband, Louis Prima, has died. She was 89. Conjure up an image of Prima's...
Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & The Witnesses "Just A Gigolo & I Ain't Got Nobody" on The Ed Sullivan Show, May 17, 1959.
Amazing color footage of this performance. I could not find this on Youtube, so here I am. I do not claim to own this material. I only want to appreciate it.
Louis Prima and Keely Smith "I've Got You Under My Skin" on The Ed Sullivan Show, May 10, 1959. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdS...
Dec 22, 2017 · Remembering Jazz Singer Keely Smith Smith, who died Saturday, was discovered by bandleader Louis Prima as a teenager. She later married Prima, and the two became a popular Las Vegas...
