- Category: Books » Biography & Autobiography » Composers & Musicians - Jazz
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- Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr
- ISBN: 0252070909
- WAPI (Tower ID): 101069776
- Release Date: August 1, 2002
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #484863 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #17718 in Biography & Autobiography (See Top 100 Biography & Autobiography Bestsellers)
- #73 in Composers & Musicians - Jazz (See Top 100 Composers & Musicians - Jazz Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Louis Prima" by Garry Boulard to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Louis Prima"Browse more products related to "Garry Boulard"AnnotationBorn into an Italian immigrant family in New Orleans in 1910, Louis Prima's four-decade career spanned the birth of both Dixieland jazz and rock & roll. Primarily an old-world entertainer transplanted into a New World milieu, Prima blended the music hall humor of big gestures and broad strokes with a natural affinity for jazz swing. His incorrigibly roguish yet lovable onstage personality, combined with his band's big, brash sound, proved irresistible to audiences, and his recordings generated a similar effect. As New Orleans native Garry Boulard shows in LOUIS PRIMA, his biography of the star, a combination of artistic restlessness and musical flexibility found Prima crossing over from jazz to rock & roll with ease. His 1950s partnership with Keely Smith, whom he married but later divorced, garnered a string of hits, while his later career received a boost from his performance as King Louie in Walt Disney's 1967 feature-length cartoon, THE JUNGLE BOOK. Boulard's painstakingly researched, authoritative portrait of the colorful, much-married singer and bandleader blends insight and atmospheric detail in a richly evocative account of the artist's life. If You Enjoy "Louis Prima (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Louis Prima (Paperback)" by Garry Boulard (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Biography & Autobiography Bestselling Books
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