Louis Prima and his Band 1938

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harryoakley

13 жыл бұрын

Music short of Louis Prima and his highly swinging band in a nightclub setting.

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@mikelord9860 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate how Louis was able to adapt to changing music styles across the decades.

@franksantore2327 6 жыл бұрын

My dad saw him at the New York Paramount after the War. He led the whole audience out of the theatre, in a conga line down Broadway, and back inside! Crazy!

@loubock3238 5 жыл бұрын

Louis Prima had talent ahead of his time. Wonderful performer, singer, actor, he did it all!

@suze9088 9 жыл бұрын

Guitar player was Frank Federico, bass player Louis Masinter (my father) clarinet was Meyer Weinberg, I think. Godfrey Hirsch is on vibes and drums. Piano player escapes me. Love this video!!

@carolinecorman9788 8 жыл бұрын

+suze9088 Who was the singer? (If you know)

@harryoakley 8 жыл бұрын

+Caroline Corman - Shirley Lloyd (see the trailer).

@carolinecorman9788 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@empat7994 7 жыл бұрын

How awesome that your dad was there, great music!

@Marathonracer 6 жыл бұрын

zuze9088 The piano player was Frank Pinero. George Hirsh , drums and vibes.

@tintinsnowyful 4 жыл бұрын

I would go out to a night club every night if this is what was being offered.

@areguapiri 2 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@ashrafatteia6338 3 жыл бұрын

Love Louis Prima and Keely Smith, will be watching their videos and listening to their songs during this week lockdown in Canberra.

@caspence56 6 жыл бұрын

What I wouldn't give to have a time machine so I could see him perform! I love you Louis.

@jerrylyons9279 4 жыл бұрын

prima is buried in his home town, new orleans in metairie cemetery. on his large grave is inscriped: "i'm just a gigilo, wherever i go, bu life goes on without me." so appropriate.

@markmed9091 2 жыл бұрын

I may have gone with the whole prevent world war agenda , but hey , if you just want to see Louis …

@jonnelson6446 7 жыл бұрын

Horace Diaz is the pianist. He died in 2006, age 100. Federico lived even longer; he died in 2015, age 103.

@AC-nq6os 3 жыл бұрын

That’s crazy. Two guys who aren’t household names, but had a crazy amount of talent for their time-especially considering that the overall population of the planet was considerably smaller-there were way less musicians.

@tmatthewwolfen1847 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you, Harry, for giving us this Vitaphone presentation in its entirety, packed with both entertainment and historic value!

@trussell8510 6 жыл бұрын

What an amazing talent, the kind that lives forever. And when he met Keely he met his other half.

@myemperor 3 жыл бұрын

When Music was Music.... Thank you for the upload... No one gets close to Luis and his band in song, melody, showmanship, jovialship and monkeyship... The Greatest of all time...

@kevinraywalden 10 жыл бұрын

The King of Swing. This stuff is the best.

@ejwms 6 жыл бұрын

what an enormous talent and band leader, spanning decades and musical genres.

@loudepietro 4 жыл бұрын

If you are ever in New Orleans, go to the Italian American Museum on South Peters street. On 2nd floor there is a section dedicated to Louie Prima with posters and pics and a history of him and people like Frank Federico and Sam Buttera and the witnesses

@EnfieldEric Жыл бұрын

😅

@Buzzcook 3 жыл бұрын

You can really here the New Orleans in this. There must be something in the water down there to produce so many great musicians

@aquabono 3 жыл бұрын

We give thanks to Napoleone Buonaparte for bringing in the hundreds of thousands of Sardinians, Corsicans & Southern Italian fisherman to harvest the bountiful waters. They brought the pizazz which turned into nearly 400 years of Jazz.

@DabsDad 2 жыл бұрын

NOLA was not founded on Puritan values like other American Cities and this is why it's unique. The French like to have fun and the culture and food reflect that.

@SevenSixDrumCompany 2 жыл бұрын

we're pretty happy to have so many great players here in New Orleans.

@L1feisgood Жыл бұрын

U forget memphis, and Chicago also 😄

@plafkinfarms 12 жыл бұрын

No one had the energy and enjoyment from his music that Louis Prima had; he never stopped moving when the music started; when he performed with Keely Smith, the chemistry between them was something to behold. Roger Plafkin--Plafkin Farms, Ada, Michigan

@jonwoll6586 7 жыл бұрын

before my time but i love it! i have all my grandparents records but i think id have to have a victrola? also check out cab calloway with the nicholas brothers on you tube. we dont see talent like this anymore.

@brucelundy781 2 жыл бұрын

One of the Truely Greats

@LorenIpsum75 2 жыл бұрын

Wanna hear something nuts? I remember seeing Louis Prima and Keely Smith do their night club act on the Sullivan show. Prima would cut up and Smith would play straight(wo)man. Not long after, I'd see another couple do similar act geared for a younger audience: Sonny and Cher.

@speckofdust272 4 жыл бұрын

Bonnie banks of Loch Lomond sung with a Louis Prima beat amazing 👍👏🏻👏🏻🎶

@kimberleyruddick8654 4 жыл бұрын

Long before their years musical geniuses!

@diversamentenordico 2 жыл бұрын

Stupendo video da l'immagine vera del tempo che fu

@niccoarcadia4179 4 жыл бұрын

I was used to seeing Louis Prima in the late 50's and early 60s swinging on stage with Keely Smith. I didn't know he had a band in the 30s. He's so young here. Thanks for this!

@moboutmen 2 жыл бұрын

Truly VINTAGE Louie!

@MrTrackman100 4 жыл бұрын

Such talent all around!

@lyndonlondon 5 жыл бұрын

Louis Prima king of the swingers...

@douglasgreen437 4 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there, he was the jungle VIP 😆

@philjamieson5572 Жыл бұрын

I reckon that a load of 20th century pop owes a lot to Louis Prima. He kick started that 'jumpin' feeling a lot of us felt; you other oldies know exactly what I'm sayin'. Dontcha?

@michaelcoluccio590 Жыл бұрын

Louis Prima - THE BEST!

@jourwalis-8875 3 жыл бұрын

Nice dance-numbers! And great camera-trackings for 1938!

@StevenTorrey 7 жыл бұрын

He was very handsome when he was young!

@robertgriffin3788 6 жыл бұрын

Battle of the crater

@847777 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 59 years, I feel I was born in the wrong era. If there's such a thing called a Time Machine I would then dearly like to go back in time. Life then was socially simple and joyful. Louis Prima sang the classic Jive talk song- I wanna be like you (Disney - Jungle Book).

@AC-nq6os 3 жыл бұрын

What a great showman. He was to the trumpet what Liberace was to the piano, Les Paul to the guitar, and Buddy Rich to the drums. Not only does he possess an outrageous level of personal expertise on the instrument, but he makes the music about everyone; there’s a sort of a communal feel to it, if you will.

@lawrenceahern2778 5 жыл бұрын

Love Swing !!!!!

@busessuck1 13 жыл бұрын

Gotta love Prima... especially in his prime his later show tunes stuff isn't too great, but he still a cool cat and a great entertainer

@Qrayon 2 жыл бұрын

At the end we see what a mosh pit looked like in 1938.

@MILKMARSTON 2 ай бұрын

😂 real shit

@effsixteenblock50 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to see this! A mimed performance but I think that was the norm even back then (easier to get quality sound, less stage clutter, etc) It's funny though to see Louis's solo break at 2:56 - we hear a muted trumpet but there's no mute in sight! Then at 3:19 the mute appears as if by magic!

@scottm8579 4 жыл бұрын

4:44 the guy can kick himself in the face lol amazing flexibility.

@rusamene 3 жыл бұрын

He had it all.

@susantraversy9813 11 ай бұрын

back when talent was embraced no matter how goofy you looked.

@BF3FAN565 12 жыл бұрын

lets all die and come back in the 30's, who's with me!!!!

@Pamela2961 7 жыл бұрын

AND THESE KIDS TODAY THEY CAN DANCE. STILL UNMATCHED. :)

@bennyjazzful 5 жыл бұрын

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 From a mad keen 75yo Aussie fan.

@denissutherland3653 3 жыл бұрын

Great!!

@gremax2864 4 жыл бұрын

Grande!

@greenockcut 9 жыл бұрын

no wonder he cottoned on to the marvellous Keely Smith!

@johnnygray2486 5 ай бұрын

Lena Prima his daughter, still plays in New Orleans regularly

@hilltopviewer8204 6 жыл бұрын

I'm in my 30's and love this also.I love Meyer Weinberg on Clarinet,loved his solo of 'Show Me The Way To Go Home' from Louis Prima Chronological 1937-1939.

@elizabethwilliams7790 Жыл бұрын

Wow...💕🎶 !

@samking73 4 жыл бұрын

Ive been listening to Prima and the Witnesses for a few years now on spotify and theyre highly entertaining

@faaqcee7896 5 жыл бұрын

Wild!

@yelloworangered 5 жыл бұрын

I love the way the big bands "jazzed up" old songs. I don't think it sounds so good, but it is such an expression of the vitality and confidence of the era -- we're going to make it swing!

@daddyo1952 6 жыл бұрын

Great Performer!!!

@andrewc.2952 2 жыл бұрын

Louis had a beautiful voice, even speaking. Wow

@harriware 10 жыл бұрын

this man can blow that horn

@BIATEC88 Жыл бұрын

God I love this it's so F@cking cool. My Grandparents was getting wrecked to this music.

@jozefnovak2645 2 жыл бұрын

3.30-6.0 the best I have ever seen. Neviem ci by to niekto zatančil dnes rovnako skvele 👍

@ziomekjakzloto 13 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@aquabono 4 жыл бұрын

We Witness the birth of rock n roll at 07:30!

@michaelmazzarellasr2721 3 жыл бұрын

Lol rock

@mikelord9860 3 жыл бұрын

The end of the clip might have come out of Reefer Madness!

@onefootinthegroove39 10 жыл бұрын

He really could make the Harmon mute sing!

@plantdaddy3420 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, what a party! XD

@BF3FAN565 12 жыл бұрын

4:49 and the shuffle was born

@hayden3483 3 жыл бұрын

in my pe class we play games on quizziz and kahoot and whoever wins gets to pick the music for the next days "do-now" i swear to god if i ever win i am picking this song no question about it.

@TheLadyMalfoy 6 жыл бұрын

WOW!! Could he play.

@jerryhify 2 жыл бұрын

Who recorded when the white lilacs bloom again

@tillweieschone5484 5 жыл бұрын

danke

@gill426 9 жыл бұрын

That last part sounded a lot like Rod Stewart's "Rythm of my heart"! :-O

@harryoakley 9 жыл бұрын

gill426 You mean: "Rod Stewart sounds a lot like Louis Prima in the last part of "Swing Cat's Jamboree".

@rascalferret 10 ай бұрын

4:00+ Meanwhile at The Ministry of Silly Walks luncheon...

@DJIfik 5 жыл бұрын

What's the name of each songs? (in order)

@macs7641 5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to check out his son Louis Prima Jnr with his Witnesses!

@johnbraud12 10 жыл бұрын

where was this filmed. Where was his club in New Orleans.

@suze9088 9 жыл бұрын

Frank Pinero on piano!

@hannaidrozdowska376 6 жыл бұрын

suze9088 c

@MARKMANIATT 4 жыл бұрын

Terrific.Who’s the male dancer?

@forgivenessreigns 3 жыл бұрын

According to the credits, he was a Ted Gary, a fantastic singer and dancer. Does anyone know anything more about him?

@j6449663 12 жыл бұрын

Who is that wonderful guitar player ?

@maryb9741 10 жыл бұрын

Who's the guy dancer with the long long legs...some amazing kicks there!

@terrypallister3409 7 жыл бұрын

I think that is Hal and Honey Abbott who were also seen in a tune in a Woody Herman soundie of that same era. Also on KZfaq

@jcb3393 7 жыл бұрын

4:40 - is he kicking his own head from the front?!?

@shelleyharris9349 5 ай бұрын

Comments 132 oh, it's 8:12 ✝️☮️😇✌️🙏🙌🎼🎷🎹🎸🎤🥁🎻🎵🪶🦋🦉🌍💐🕊️🌞🤓✌️

@gunnzrob6964 3 жыл бұрын

Boy, I wish I knew the names of these songs

@Joshster-si6ov 3 жыл бұрын

Machine GunNz Rob I think these are the names of the songs: Way Down Yonder in New Orleans, I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, and Loch Lomond. There’s a song before Loch Lomond, but I don’t know the name of it :(

@gunnzrob6964 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@gwenniegirl50 Жыл бұрын

The song right before Loch Lomond was, You're An Education In Yourself.

@hayleyandrews8086 2 жыл бұрын

Can they playyy, core taaa

@Wild_Western Жыл бұрын

Just by watching and listening to his band, you can tell that they were taming things down to appeal to middle America. However, they were good enough to play and win over any audience even those in clubs like the Cotton Club...they would have raised their game to match their audience that's how talented and adaptable they were. Just watch and listen some of his most impromptu performances on KZfaq and you'll see how good his band and he were at their best.

@Q_Tard Жыл бұрын

Fake news.