Louis Prima :::: Jump,Jive An' Wail.

Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 - August 24, 1978) was an 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.

[@hotrock51]

Superb,never gets old,sad state of music these days,this is a treasure

[@tonypetts6663]

Never understood how Keely kept such a deadpan face with all of Louis' antics on stage. She was his perfect stooge as well as having a good voice herself.

[@alanfbrookes9771]

You can see how difficult it was at times for her to keep a straight face while he was playing the fool. She had as good a sense of humour as he had. It was all part of the act.

[@alanfbrookes9771]

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[@tonypetts6663]

@@alanfbrookes9771 Thank you, nice to see her still performing, and with her daughter as well. She couldn't keep a straight face here though!

[@tonypetts6663]

@@alanfbrookes9771 She certainly did, they made a great team.

[@georgebrown7906]

He was just one of a kind... His timing was perfect, and in the right place here on earth...

[@ВелизарЦветков-б6и]

Awsome !!!

[@rc2464]

When Sinatra saw Louie Prima perform in the 50s in Vegas, he told Dean this is the kind of show we have to do, then started the Rat Pack in the 60s.

[@JP-tp6xs]

Where has all the good music gone too 😩😩😩😩😩

[@TheLadyMalfoy]

Now that's dancing. And LP was incredible--he could really play.

[@larscain3282]

WOW I have after 79 years found heaven

[@CharlieBrn]

Eternal music. Happy to have grown up through some decades that have music that measures up.

[@jimit6398]

Sam Butera, one of the great saxophone players of all time.

[@lamontlewis]

Sure wish I'd heard more Butera and less fooling around.

[@radiobutch2]

absolutely

[@Nocturnal11Guy]

He's great, but Louis Jordan was just good.

[@P0w3rsyst3m]

flip

[@paulnicolosi4792]

I shared the stage with Sam Butera at Lake Tahoe, back in the 70’s. Great guy

[@bodegabreath4258]

The happiest song I’ve ever heard. Also the video.

[@bobminer5965]

This Record Is Outstanding Louis Prima Woulda Been Great As A Rock and Roll Singer 👍👍👈

[@Baboon4215]

Great stuff for sure...they don't make music like this on the radio no more. Thanks for sharing! :)

[@OnlyFiftiesAgainmjp]

+Michael Bishop They certainly don't !..Thanks for watching,glad you enjoyed it :-))

[@Baboon4215]

+OnlyFiftiesAgain I was planning on making this into a Tenor Saxophone Instrumental--wouldn't remove the trumpet/piano Improvisation from the song, I would leave those parts of the song alone/as is because it wouldn't be the same without it. I finally got some 1/2 decent recording equipment, makes a huge difference for videos. Got weekly uploads coming starting this weekend...stay tuned!

[@davidchildress6432]

Brian seltzer did a version of it

[@annieromo74]

Just FANTASTIC! THIS was SWING music at it's finest!

[@donaldfeger91]

This makes me shiver all over! This real music!

[@carmenrojas4469]

For the original swing dancers 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎺🎷💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼🥰🥰🥰🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@gandalfshakur8235]

Amazing how he recorded/sung this in his mid-50s. Other raves from this era also include Fats n' Sam. Long live awesome music!

[@Hemulen40]

Class act ! Dude was quite pop in Sweden too , durin my parents´ generation . "Buona sera" was his greatest hit over here in Europe .

[@jimkreider9997]

Love this kind of music and dancing. 40s and 50s were the best. I don't know how Keely Smith could just stand there like that. She was the best. I'm sitting here groovin in my chair

[@jaberwoky_]

So cool ... long before my time but what's not to love?

[@JustinElMusico]

awesome song. great musicianship all around!!

[@OnlyFiftiesAgainmjp]

+JustinElMusico ..It certainly is a great number,thanks for watching :-)

[@whitekiltwhitekilt1611]

Hello there. Now that’s dancing. Lotta fun. Thanks for the memories.

[@bobjones6572]

RIP Keely - You were the best.

[@ronroberti8082]

Bob Jones - L/P wasn’t bad either. They were friends with my parents. All gone now, shame the talent was not passed down.

[@heatherhayward4612]

Ron Roberti Hey Ron, I’m pretty sure they had children and one of their children, Toni, became an actress and singer... Or is that not what you meant? I apologise if that is not what you meant:(

[@ronroberti8082]

Heather Hayward - Hi Heather, I was not aware that they had children or that one was a singer and actor. Good to hear, although I never heard of her. I was waxing about the lost talent in general with great performers that passed away like Louie and Keely and so many more that are no longer with us. The list to long to write down here, sad to say.

[@pamelamckenzie2685]

Fantastic I see on Ebay they have this on CD I going to buy, I love to watch this and lindy hop on TV that be fab.

[@ergbudster3333]

Oh yeah, Louis. He was iconic, man. Iconic.

[@marsharupe8112]

My grandparents' generation had some pretty cool music. Sad to think what music has devolved to . . .

[@chasingthedream2484]

Marsha Rupe I was listening to an oldies station the other day thinking that same thing!

[@mikekrelik4980]

@@MaryAliceMaryAlice nowhere near this caliber but nice try.

[@mikekrelik4980]

Evolution in reverse, 200 years from Mozart to Kanye

[@rusky2655]

Tbh it’s all about preference I don’t like motzart and he’s even older than Louis Prima but I love Louis Prima and I like some of the newer music too. Good music is there you just need to find it

[@ducky6623]

There's still music like this around, if you look up the stray cats, Brian setzer orchestra, big sandy and his fly rite boys, Amy Griphin, Wize Guyz, etc, there's still good music. All about the genre, not the era it comes from

[@mickbrod1]

hi mick he certainly could see what the public wanted & with keely out front he was always on a winner , yet another great video ..

[@OnlyFiftiesAgainmjp]

mickbrod1 Hi Mick,hope you are keeping well.....Yes old Louis Prima and Keely were a class act,hugely popular in the States,but never seemed to really catch on here,not sure how their records fared here...Glad you liked the video,I used clips from a couple of different shows and doctored them to go with the song,oh and the dancers too,always have to have dancers !

[@dianadomingues9285]

Must play this CD at least once a week over and over

[@mortalclown3812]

Trying to imagine the amounts of formaldehyde sniffed by the 17 people who didn't like this. Daaaaaamn, go Louis. RIP 🙋🔥💫👏🌟💜

[@bryanmiller8512]

It's a excellent song when you hear it. Or watch the video you'll start tapping you foot or start dancing with somebody.

[@OnlyFiftiesAgainmjp]

Bryan Miller Ha ha,yes it certainly makes you want to dance !

[@tmphil5777]

@@OnlyFiftiesAgainmjp Dance, or Prancercise. BAHAHA Why did you use the photo of the Prancercise lady @ :57? kzbin.info/www/bejne/pV6YYXqgrriqm9k

[@issachar3986]

I remember this song at my freshman high school dance

[@williamlrobinson6293]

This should make you get up to swing dance!

[@HeavyMetalBluegrass]

I first heard this by The Brian Setzer Orchestra. A fine rendition with some great Setzer guitar and vocals in the mix. Must say though I enjoy this as well.

[@johnsnider1133]

Are you nuts???!!! Setzer copied this whole schtick from Louie Prima, and Setzer ain't got the groovin chops to be in the same nightclub with Louie fer cryin out loud!!!!

[@HeavyMetalBluegrass]

@@johnsnider1133 I have both versions on my playlist and meant no disrespect to Louis. One plays trumpet the other guitar. Not nuts. Just always on the lookout for new songs and sounds.

[@johnsnider1133]

@@HeavyMetalBluegrass Thanks for responding, I appreciate your comments as well as your interest in who the original artists were back in the day. In the meantime, It still irrirates me that Sonny and Cher ripped off the Louie Prima and Keely Smith bit with the off the wall dude performer, and the stoic personna that Keely portraid in their famous lounge act. Keep grovin' man, and lovin' the original killer musicians, from biggest stars, to the one man band dudes!!

[@pumasgoya]

@@johnsnider1133 what a dork! So the Stray Cats were a copy of Louis Prima? You're out if your mind.

[@bungalowlogic7676]

Only the classics get imitators who honor the original while bringing their own style to it. I discovered Louis Prima's original "Just A Gigolo (I Ain't Got Nobody)" because of David Lee Roth's cover of it, and I love both renditions equally. A truly talented showman ought to be timeless and not hemmed in by genre.

[@joshuagandy7899]

I'm playing this for my band concert #tromboneplayer

[@tammie1078]

So Swinging & Fun!

[@OnlyFiftiesAgainmjp]

It certainly is !!

[@robalbeach]

Still watching this, because nowadays there is nothing like this...

[@user-yg4wi6zr8x]

17 STU GOTZ'S dislike this. Vascatiatu un cuolu !!!!! Louie Prima showing us how Swing is done !!!!!

[@patriciajustice9795]

Music is fantastic

[@zbigniewtom1578]

O rany! Znakomite klimaty i dynamika wykonawcow!!!

[@bundleofperceptions1397]

Those are some crazy dance moves, daddy-o. Some of those chickadees really got some altitude, I mean they were flying, you dig?

[@thedealer777]

"Whadda know Joe!" I'm "hep to the jive, Jackson." Those dolls were "REEEALLL GONNNE," "it was "murder I tells ya," ...real "shapes in a drape ...ZOOT!" I mean "they cut a mean slice o'rug... SOLLLID!" "Later 'Gater."

[@gregorysullivan7175]

The living end!

[@thedealer777]

@@gregorysullivan7175 "Well alroot, well alreet, well alright!"

[@bahbee5659]

thedealer777 I’m picking up what you putting down. Now how many times did you have to listen to Baloo to get that right? You made me smile from ear to ear & I thank you for the joy you brought to my heart today!

[@thedealer777]

@@bahbee5659 Welllll, "SCAT man!" Gimme some "skin," Clyde.

[@Meditech509]

To bad he never got to see what Brian Setzer did with it. On that note, Brian sure did respect the original beautifully.

[@michaeldadzar2199]

I am looking at another video with Keely Smith paying tribute to Louis and this is in 2005.. Louis passed in 1978....She must have been 18 or so when singing with Louis Prima...

[@Monitschka]

💝

[@flatop47]

Great Video Mick....I Do Like The Old B/W Clips.....Good Post

[@OnlyFiftiesAgainmjp]

flatop47 Thanks very much Brian,it's a great song and has done well for me before on previous channels !

[@denniscissell6235]

Amos and Andy

[@lucianomezzetta4332]

How this gate could create!

[@weeyin1155]

Excellent Mike. I really enjoyed this. It's great what YT are doing now. I've not had any trouble at all? Have a happy day. God Bless you. ♥ By the way, I've got a funny video in now. haha

[@OnlyFiftiesAgainmjp]

Joan Cuthill Thanks very much Jan,I've not had many problems with copyright just lately,seems like Y/Tube have got that pretty much sorted now !..I'll have a look at your video as soon as I can,I'm a little behind with everything at the moment ! lol

[@weeyin1155]

Take care my friend. ♥

[@carlwilder6105]

Great sounds. Brian Setzer Orchestra has done a good job of recreating the song, slightly different, but still great sounds.

[@kellymontgomery1293]

cab is the man

[@matthewmcsheffrey2522]

🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️R.I.P.

[@essexpeter6116]

Apart from the great music a very clever video.

[@bobcunningham9951]

I can not listen to this and be unhappy

[@davidsmith172]

Papa in the ice box looking for a can of ale ..swingin... Louis & Keeky...perfecto! .

[@naomiwilcox5748]

That dancing!!❤️ In a pencil skirt😳

[@michellegg8697]

Right??

[@clearcreek69]

Great song. I realized I forgot to ask Santa for a beer fridge as it'll go well with all the chocolates I received this year.

[@hubertmarie5952]

J aime aussi la musique noire leurs chants leur histoire tout pourquoi on leur fait du mal eux ne font de mal a personne

[@power0957]

Muy buena la música. Tienes un vídeo pero muy interesante

[@tresham79]

That girl flipped thay dude over. Insane!

[@SkrewyLouie]

Hey shanny , love you pixie grrl

[@louisFvittoriosr-oc6ed]

70 years ago seen in person. Good days for swing ❤❤❤❤

[@wallykaspars9700]

Saxophone!

[@kellymontgomery1293]

the team that built Las Vegas

[@yama5182]

The Vanilla ICE of the...🤣🤣

[@loinslove5853]

Wow sounds exactly like chuck berry

[@icooper5236]

Love this track,strange the dance sequence is Bill Haley rip it up

[@shellyboggs9093]

His wife looks so sad! I love keely Smith is awesome!

[@jamespaugh5686]

That's part of their act. They are great.

[@kellymontgomery1293]

some dude remade this, but it doesn't stack up to the original

[@phataton8206]

I wanna meet the girl in the background at :35 I don’t care how old she is.

[@michaelgibson4705]

I don’t think this song is about dancing 😂 I think it’s about something quite different 👍

[@naughtyadventuresofmcbrouh5410]

Reason why music is different is because bots are paid to make music popular to get them in KZbin feeds. Because of this criticism and ideal standards are gone. So you can literally fart and slap a beat on it and robots will literally do the rest.

[@walterjenkins4536]

Deadpan is the most difficult form of acting!!!!!!!!!!!

[@daryljay7057]

Holy Cats, this is fabulous! Louis could blow that horn, but that sax player is from somewhere else! The planet sax, maybe! I played sax in school bands. I was okay, but I never quite got that cool growling sound down right. You have to hum & blow at the same time. It's harder than you think. I think his name is Sam Butera. Could be wrong on that. This makes modern recordings look like what they are. Over produced garbage with NO heart!

[@ghlovesch]

Who said white guys can’t dance ?

[@dex1lsp]

Watch out now, you've got a drunk driver in your way!

[@vincenzorussotraetto6800]

Il *Belìce* è un fiume siciliano che ebbe ai greci il nome di un Dio, *Ὕψας **_pronuncia (Húpsās)*, dagli arabi, durante la dominazione saracena, il nome di *al-Qārib _(il vicino)_* e dagli *Arbëreshë di Sicilia* il nome di *Honi* perché nasce nella *Piana degli albanesi* e dagli *italiani* una pronuncia sbagliata di cui il Dio del fiume se ne amareggiò. Durante il terremoto della valle del Belìce del 1968 _(370 morti di cui 10 soccorritori, 1.000 feriti e 90.000 sfollati)_ i giornalisti della RAI commisero un arbitrio: *_spostarono la cadenza dalla seconda sillaba alla prima per cui il Belìce divenne il Bèlice._* *E questo fosse niente.* In questa valle vi è *Salaparuta, il luogo più importante nella storia del Jazz. Se Salaparuta non fosse esistita, mai esistita, se i *salitani* non avessero mai fatto parte del genere umano non avremmo avuto *Nick La Rocca* nato a New Orleans (figlio di Girolamo di di Salaparuta e Vita De Nina) che nel 1918 sostituì la parola jass in jazz nel nome della sua formazione, che divenne così il primo a farsi riconoscere con il nome jazz: *Original Dixieland Jazz Band*. La Rocca, da molti, è considerato un pioniere del jazz classico, uno dei primi interpreti in assoluto. La sua arte influenzò tutto quello che venne dopo. *E questo fosse niente.* Non avremmo avuto *Louis Prima*, nato a New Orleans, ma nipote di Luigi Di Prima emigrato da Salaparuta nella seconda metà dell’Ottocento. Louis Prima era molto orgoglioso delle sue origini, e ad ogni esibizione non mancava di far sapere al pubblico che era italo-americano e di New Orleans. Nel suo modo di cantare e di suonare erano evidenti molte influenze dell’Italia Meridionale: la teatralità dei gesti della sceneggiata o dell’opera dei pupi, l’arte scenica e le feste popolari del sud. Iniziava i concerti sempre con: *_“My name is Louis Prima, I'm from New Orleans e song’Italiano”_* Dal pubblico rispondeva sempre uno - non si sa se era lo stesso di sempre a New Yor, a Los Angeles, a Miami - *_“Uè, paisà”_* Lui scoppiava a ridere e iniziava con *Keely Smith* o con *Sam Butera* al sax un duetto, una macchietta. *E a volte per una pronuncia sbagliata noi roviniamo tutto: Belìce, Belìce non Bèlice.*

[@jaybee8292]

In the fridge for a case of ale

[@XYZ-lz3xv]

Looks like todays "kids" werent the first ones who were cool and jumped around w their girl/boy friends, actually those from that bygone era were more loving and together than todays thuggish and or snowflake young people.

[@chesster5981]

Bro stop judging young people complete prick in 20 I love old music,actual boomers Jesus Christ

[@toddsterben6647]

Why is that stone faced statue of a woman there?

[@hubertmarie5952]

Moi j aime louis prima je pensez qu il etait noire

[@suzancollier9518]

And who said white people can't dance? 😂 I see awesome white people dancing

[@nixonreaganbush1]

Notice...all the dancers are White...

[@zoraidagarcia625]

Back then there was still some segregation, which should have never been.

[@DarrenSemotiuk]

Was this after the Nicholas Brothers were crushing?

[@m.f.richardson1602]

Love Louis. Can't stand her.

[@glenngallup5163]

Aaaaand. We knew how to dance when the rhythm section had a clue.

[@christianvillata8743]

Met the pianist today for Louis Prima a legend 92yrs young

[@johnsnider1133]

Anybody on this comment page have a clue that Sonny and Cher swiped the whole Louie Prima and Keely Smith bit of Keely's boordom act along side her semi insane husband?? And that's the TRUTH ppttthhhtttt!!

[@bobboscarato1313]

@@johnsnider1133 Sorry to hear that!

[@kfl611]

I bet the music kept him young.

[@randysalles2292]

Love this music man!!

[@TheDemenzio]

the man who made me love swing music

[@grantbowen658]

This song was way ahead of it's time. I love this song and my Students love to learn and play this song as well. It works really well at all of my gigs on land as well as on cruise ships. If you need the song to be moved into a different key to suit your voice, I can also help you that as well. Happy Practicing, Happy Performing Y'all.

[@btjohne]

Sounded like The Boss of the Blues, Big Joe Turner song! Lol

[@frankjrtagliareni6307]

God Bless FREDDIE BELL who PICKED UP WHEN LOUIS PRIMA PASSED! I WAS WORKING AT THE OLD ALADDIN HOTEL, LAS VEGAS AS A BJ DEALER, WHERE THE LOUNGE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PIT! GOT TO KNOW FREDDIE PERSONALLY, WHAT A TREAT!!!!!!!!

[@NoNo-ks4gg]

Wow . . . I'm almost 60 and I never heard of this guy! I grew up on Soul Train and I thought those kids were the greatest dancers --- I WAS WRONG! These 50s kids are bad! And I don't remember seeing ladies back in the day with skirts so tight that they weren't afraid to display such a nice full-flowing and ample backyard! #whatsupwitthat?

[@jackquintrall536]

Nobody swings like Prima, and Sam Butera and the Witnesses!

[@FilmcastentertainmentBlogspot]

That's a party...wild, clean and fun music 🎶 jive, jazz and a bit of Italian mixed, wonderful. Keely voice complemented Louis antics and grave voice so well.

[@gerwynevans2729]

The two greatest exports ever from the Crescent city: Prima and Butera.

[@michaelditizio7141]

Wasn't able to see Louie live, but saw Sam and Keeley in Vegas in 94'. One of the best experience of my life.

[@mariamountain824]

This was really fantastic Mick!!! I greatly enjoyed:) This is my new channel. The KZbin has blocked my mountain 824 channel and removed all videos:( Happy eveing! maria

[@OnlyFiftiesAgainmjp]

***** Hi Maria,I'm sorry to hear that they've closed your channel,but I'm pleased that you have another one set up already !..Thanks so much for your great comments,glad you enjoyed this terrific number from Louis Prima...:-))

[@eNigma011]

That's what eventually caused her to divorce him in 1961. That constant "high energy" of his nature became too much for her keep up with. She was naturally a calm, controlled person but Louie was the opposite. They were like fire and water.

[@greggalluzzo2677]

All the jazz and the blues came from the south and became famous in the small great places in Chicago

[@bobboscarato1313]

Louis Prima was called the Italian Louis Armstrong; he was a character!

[@joannhopkins7411]

They really knew how to jam

[@leonsparkes9686]

How cool is this ?????

[@skyebird3933]

Thanks for posting this example of good music.

[@rogeralsop3479]

Wonderful!

[@panheadcraig]

Pretty sure you can't top them !! They were the best !

[@viriatosilva2899]

Louis Prima....you are the ..BEST...