Louis Prima
Acting
Born: 1910-12-07 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died: 1978-08-24
Biography
Louis Leo Prima 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. From the 1940s
🎬 Movies (20)
Louis Prima: In Person!
2010
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
1999
Himself
DTV: Golden Oldies
1984
Self
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
1975
Himself
The Jungle Book
1967
King Louie of the Apes (voice)
Playgirls International
1963
Himself
Sackgasse
1963
Original Music Composer
The Continental Twist
1961
Louis Evans
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
1959
Himself
Senior Prom
1958
Himself
Jazz Ball
1956
Self (archive footage)
Rose of Washington Square
1939
Band Leader
Swing Cat's Jamboree
1938
Himself
Start Cheering
1938
Band Conductor
The Star Reporter in Hollywood
1937
Louis Prima
You Can't Have Everything
1937
Orchestra Leader
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
1937
Self
Swing It
1936
Louis Prima - Band Leader
The Champ's a Chump
1936
Band Leader Louis
Rhythm on the Range
1936
Trumpet Player
