Imagine walking into a club with a group like that playing! They had everything, all the Witnesses top players. I saw Louis in 1948 at Prima's 500 club in New Orleans (his brother owned it ..Leon. He just bowled me over and made me a lifetime fan. I saw him in the 70s at the Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans....He died later of a brain tumor. Sam Butera introduced him in NO as "A man who sings pretty for the people " .....and he did just that. NOBODY today could equal him! deralte
The 29 people who gave this a thumbs down have no ears, heart, soul, or sense of humour or love of life. They must be seriously dead and dried up inside cause this is some of the best stuff anyone has ever done in my lifetime of 75 years.
I came to the conclusion that these must be people that got it in their recommendations by chance. I can't imagine searching for Mr.Prima and then being disappointed.
There was no act like Louis Prima with Keely Smith and Sam Butera and the Witnesses in this formation. The bored expressions on Keely's face are priceless. How she kept a straight face through all that amazes me!
@@Mrbeahz1 At the start of Sonny & Cher, late '60s maybe, my father who used the basement as his office at home, emerged one day when they were on something - perhaps Mike Douglas - and he stopped and said, not judgmentally but observationly, "They're doing Louis Prima & Keely Smith."
@thecatatemyhomework She looks like the kind of woman who sings depressing songs while Louis is all about as he puts it, "Keep on smiling and the whole world will smile with you".
21 years old and I adore this music, nothing beats it. I love Dean Martin, NKC, Duke Ellington, Mel Tormé but Louis Prima tops it all, the stage presence and musical ability brings a smile to my face everytime.
SAaw Louis many times at te Sahara and the Sands in Vegas. Absolutely a first rate showman. He was the epitome of talent and charisma as well. No entertainer comes anywhere near his showmanship and talent today.
My mother and her girlfriend took me to see Prima & Smith when I was 10 at Radio City Music Hall around 1948. It was another interesting post-war day after years of black outs along the NJ coast and local guys who never returned home. It was another time and another world never to be repeated.
Wife and I saw Keely Smith with Sam Butera & The Witnesses in Las Vegas in the early 90's (after Louis had passed away). Keely was very animated, Sammy and the band were great, and they played their trademark numbers and even took requests. Reminded me what a great legacy Louis Prima left. I do believe we'll meet again in some form where as the old gospel song goes "the soul of man never dies".
Nijmegen, the Netherlands in the early sixties. Buona Sera Signorina.Buona Sera was the song o the day. I remember dancing to this supper hit on top of the tables in a beer cellar somewhere under the St. Stevens Kerk. What a great time we had....
Louis is a very unique artist ... he is not that extremely well known but every extremely well-known artist from his time was trying to copy him, that is one of the things that make this man great! I love to listen to him every now and then ...it reminds me that people can be unique !!
You didn't have to be anything but be from NYC 50's & 60's, especially Brooklyn or Queens. This was our music and we lived for this on Friday & Saturday nights after a long hard work week.
A great shtick; Keely was the beautiful, unapproachable girl in high school that every boy was crazy about; Louis was the goofy, face-making kid that did everything he could to get her attention. At first, she can't stand him but by the end of the show, he wins her over.
I met Louis Prima (at his golf course) and Keely Smith..went to her house with their former drummer Bobby Morris. I knew Sam Butera...played a lot of golf with him and drank Courvoisier many a night. I knew Rolly Dee, Jimmy Vincent and Morgan Thomas. Fun guys to hang out with.
@@caroldevitt1156 because that is her job. she got paid to stand there duh. what do you think that she's some magic snake that gets charmed by music and has no self control?cmon 😆 🤣
Louis un artista superlativo indimenticabile ! insieme al Sax impareggiabile di Sam Butera.. and the Witnesses & With Keely .Tra i più grandi della storia della musica Jazz e POP. Unforgettable.
8-12-2020. They had raw talent and were pure professionals. No take 1, take 2, they got it right the first time, and the obvious fun they have doing it and their energy is infectious to the audience. Truly the golden years of entertainment ^^
Long after Louie had passed on, I saw and met Sam Butera with his later band, The Wildest. Saw them several times playing the casinos in Atlantic City. He was still a great entertainer, and could he blow that sax! He put on a great show, including many of Louie's great hits. That was a fun time. I miss them all.
true story: back in the very early 90's, my brother and I were in Las Vegas. I'm trying to remember which casino we were in one late afternoon/early eve. for some reason I'm thinking it was Harrah's or it could have been the Sands. I hear this beautiful voice in the distance and I walk around to get closer to it. I tell my brother it sounds like Keely Smith but it just couldn't be. And there she was. with maybe a 4 piece band....in this little nook or corner of the casino...and I was in awe. People walking by not paying much attention and I wanted to shout, "do you know who this is????!!!" Keely had one of the most beautiful voices I've had to my ears. It was a little sad to think this woman who still had this beautiful voice and it just didn't seem like many really appreciated it or her piece in the history of Las Vegas show rooms big headliners of the long-gone hay day. It was a nice moment for me for sure.
I remember him from when I was a little girl. I remember that my mom had two sets of records (78 RPM’s) of Xavier Cougat and Al Jolson (I can’t even imagine what they would be worth today, had we kept them). I just turned 72.
I have always been an old soul, thanks to mafia 2 i get to discover this hidden gems. I have always wished my wedding theme is 1940' to 50s where music is still golden
Sam Butera HE PLAYED WITH THE WITNESS' at the Tropicana in Vegas..Went to see him him as much as I could back in the 80's..Brought back the the days of Louie Prima...Great memories for me...
These guys really knew how to bring it. What a great entertainer. Any bar that had had these guys today would be making a fortune off of my nightly bar tab.
Brilliant!! it brings back great memories..The parents vinyl LP's scattered all over the lounge floor..... No 'noise control' in those days...The word 'Manic' hadn't been discovered either!! Milk delivered to the letterbox in glass bottles..Paid for by plastic...Not the Eftpos type tho!! Ha ha. 8.2020. New Zealand. Wonderful!! You Tube...You never cease to deliver!!
Love this video!! Never knew LP played trumpet--he was awesome. He had such fun performing and I have lots of fun watching him. TY for sharing this video.
Attsamatta Sam, you can't play in Italian? There will never be another Louis Prima and the Witnesses. Great music, great entertainment. His exuberance was infectious.
Imagine walking into a club with a group like that playing! They had everything, all the Witnesses top players. I saw Louis in 1948 at Prima's 500 club in New Orleans
(his brother owned it ..Leon. He just bowled me over and made me a lifetime fan.
I saw him in the 70s at the Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans....He died later of a brain tumor. Sam Butera introduced him in NO as "A man who sings pretty for
the people " .....and he did just that. NOBODY today could equal him!
deralte
You are right, sir...Prima had no equal to this day...
David Lee Roth tried to be a modern version it seems😂
Natural Honey Voice and way ahead of his time, without a doubt a pioneer in wrapping as well & Jazz.
wow thats amazing music was amazing back then. Im 36 and im sick of the vulgar music of today. This is pure heaven and uplifting. This will never die.
Rumor has it that Frank and company would sit way in back at the late show and dig his act.
The 29 people who gave this a thumbs down have no ears, heart, soul, or sense of humour or love of life. They must be seriously dead and dried up inside cause this is some of the best stuff anyone has ever done in my lifetime of 75 years.
I came to the conclusion that these must be people that got it in their recommendations by chance. I can't imagine searching for Mr.Prima and then being disappointed.
One comment type I NEVER read is by somebody who has to put down the people who put down the video! Life’s too short!
No accounting for taste or the lack of it.
Prima was great.
My father was Lou Montes drummer... saw him in Brooklyn 1970 ... also great
I feel like one of those was Ms. Keely 🤣why does she seem so upset? (I've since dug a lot deeper into the Luis lore & love it all)
Tone drags. Probably think Mick Jagger could sing.
There was no act like Louis Prima with Keely Smith and Sam Butera and the Witnesses in this formation. The bored expressions on Keely's face are priceless. How she kept a straight face through all that amazes me!
I love how Keely Smith just stands there while Louie Prima is all animated!! Those are classic Louie Prima and Keely Smith moments!!
I think they were the prototype of Sonny and Cher.
@@Mrbeahz1 At the start of Sonny & Cher, late '60s maybe, my father who used the basement as his office at home, emerged one day when they were on something - perhaps Mike Douglas - and he stopped and said, not judgmentally but observationly, "They're doing Louis Prima & Keely Smith."
It almost looked like she rolled her eyes at Louis before he moved into Ce la Luna
@@garrettjackson913she looks pissed off.
@thecatatemyhomework She looks like the kind of woman who sings depressing songs while Louis is all about as he puts it, "Keep on smiling and the whole world will smile with you".
My mom and dad would see Louis Prima in Santa Monica in the late 50.s
21 years old and I adore this music, nothing beats it. I love Dean Martin, NKC, Duke Ellington, Mel Tormé but Louis Prima tops it all, the stage presence and musical ability brings a smile to my face everytime.
Oh you bet! Great music! Great showmanship! These folks absolutely loved what they did! Especially Keely.
Don’t forget Sinatra.
Good taste
A true Italian, he could blow that horn. Just one of those entertainers gone way to soon. RIP Louie 🕊🕊
I'M 24 AND I LOVE THIS. Louis Prima God bless you sir!!!
Most underrated singer ever! Rest in piece Lou. Arrivederci amico!
This is what great entertainment and talent is about -- not the stupid stuff on tv today. This is fabulous!
Today's entertainment is garbage. My grandmother's era that's where the real people were with talent. Same goes for the rock and roll bands.
disfruta no seas vieja rezongona
Being Italian-American in New York in 50's and 60's….that was something...
Lucky dog you
actually hes from new orleans
Frank sinatra and dean martin
Carlito Aguzzi he was also Italian American
I bet those were the best years ...fun, music, food, culture and love ...now fighting pollution and bad political choice
Luie my fav since 1966
SAaw Louis many times at te Sahara and the Sands in Vegas. Absolutely a first rate showman. He was the epitome of talent and charisma as well. No entertainer comes anywhere near his showmanship and talent today.
My mother and her girlfriend took me to see Prima & Smith when I was 10 at Radio City Music Hall around 1948.
It was another interesting post-war day after years of black outs along the NJ coast and local guys who never
returned home. It was another time and another world never to be repeated.
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Consummate jazzman and entertainer. You feel life's energy coming through his performances! Louis Prima!
Man, Louis Prima was the greatest and Keely Smith was no slouch herself!
Great old time great Luis great band.
Wife and I saw Keely Smith with Sam Butera & The Witnesses in Las Vegas in the early 90's (after Louis had passed away). Keely was very animated, Sammy and the band were great, and they played their trademark numbers and even took requests. Reminded me what a great legacy Louis Prima left. I do believe we'll meet again in some form where as the old gospel song goes "the soul of man never dies".
Keely Smith lives on. So beautiful.
One of the greatest performers of all time. Bravisimo!
Nijmegen, the Netherlands in the early sixties. Buona Sera Signorina.Buona Sera
was the song o the day. I remember dancing to this supper hit on top of the tables in a beer cellar somewhere under the St. Stevens Kerk. What a great time we had....
Sam Butera could play !
OMG - the look on Keely's face is priceless. She is so unimpressed with his shenanigans. So funny I could die.
Keely Smith is something to behold !!! Gorgeous, great singer,need I say more??? LOVE HER!!!
King Louis is the King of the swingers. Brilliant stuff. Thanks.
Louis is a very unique artist ... he is not that extremely well known but every extremely well-known artist from his time was trying to copy him, that is one of the things that make this man great! I love to listen to him every now and then ...it reminds me that people can be unique !!
Sam Butera arranged a lot of the songs; he complimented Prima's style. Saw him in the 70's playing Atlantic City after Louis passed away.
That's the essence of life right there. He really was The King
Sam Butera...one of the great jazz saxophonists of the 20th Century.
You didn't have to be anything but be from NYC 50's & 60's, especially Brooklyn or Queens. This was our music and we lived for this on Friday & Saturday nights after a long hard work week.
Keely is always like that. The shtick was that he was the "wild one" and she was the one who had to suffer his immaturity.
Sonny and Cher copied their routine because they had the same manager.
Yep now we have men who suck down there latte's and drink soy milk being PC is the norm so they think 😏
A great shtick; Keely was the beautiful, unapproachable girl in high school that every boy was crazy about; Louis was the goofy, face-making kid that did everything he could to get her attention. At first, she can't stand him but by the end of the show, he wins her over.
She was a drag in the midst of high energy and pure talented joy. I don't care if that was her shtick, it was awful.
@@kool-aidcorncrap7880 You're either 75 or 15 huh
This must be the 20th time watching this video, and I have the biggest smile on my face right now.
I met Louis Prima (at his golf course) and Keely Smith..went to her house with their former drummer Bobby Morris. I knew Sam Butera...played a lot of golf with him and drank Courvoisier many a night. I knew Rolly Dee, Jimmy Vincent and Morgan Thomas. Fun guys to hang out with.
que envidia! esos gatos eran de verdad increibles! que musica tan buena y atemporal...
You must have some amazing memories and stories to tell 😎🎼🎶🎵🎤🎹😍
To Pete... Sounds like you could write a book? Do it, man.
@@elleohai Keep droppin' them, Mr TheMan. You must have helluva stories that reflect the patina of the era.
This is music... and im freaking 26. crazy what music has become today. This music makes you happy :)
You should also check out Fats Waller. He's the other one, besides Prima, that never fails to make me smile.
check this ua-cam.com/video/ql8kyRtgKMw/v-deo.html :)
@@elleohai Wow! That's a great video. Thanks for the link.
@@darwinsmith4354 yw :) sweet little diddy
UN ABRAZO DESDE ARGENTINA.
Luis Prima sei un genio!! Fortissima sta canzone!!
Luis Prima your a genius!! This song is amazing!
How Keely could stand there and not even tap her foot is a talent all on its own.
Yes, just like a doll.
It’s part of their act
@@angelicapowell2330 yes I know but with how the great the music is, I can’t believe she can control her self the whole time!
@@caroldevitt1156 she does in other videos I’ve seen. She’s back there snapping her fingers.
@@caroldevitt1156 because that is her job. she got paid to stand there duh. what do you think that she's some magic snake that gets charmed by music and has no self control?cmon 😆 🤣
Had the pleasure to dine with a group including Sam Butera in 1980s in Utica NY ( super gentleman), but there's only one Louie Prima !
As a musician, I can't imagine all of the work it took to pull off his act, unbelievable
TO HIM IT WAS NO WORK AT ALL.
That was Keely Smith's stage act, people. She's not bored or mad. It was her act.
YES AN ACT...SHE WAS A GREAT LADY IVE BEEN TOLD!
You'd be surprised how many times you can condescend people on something obvious...
funny youd even have to say that tbh xD
Atlas King-And what a great singer she is! But I don't think her stage act is "so obvious" to everyone.
i saw an interview of her in 2017 it wasn't an act she actually was bored
Heard Louie's doing 5 shows a night up in Heaven....SRO
and Frank, Dean, and Sammy drop in after their show finishes.
Louis un artista superlativo indimenticabile ! insieme al Sax impareggiabile di Sam Butera.. and the Witnesses & With Keely .Tra i più grandi della storia della musica Jazz e POP. Unforgettable.
8-12-2020. They had raw talent and were pure professionals. No take 1, take 2, they got it right the first time, and the obvious fun they have doing it and their energy is infectious to the audience. Truly the golden years of entertainment ^^
Long after Louie had passed on, I saw and met Sam Butera with his later band, The Wildest. Saw them several times playing the casinos in Atlantic City. He was still a great entertainer, and could he blow that sax! He put on a great show, including many of Louie's great hits. That was a fun time. I miss them all.
WoW!!! Amazing!!
Imaging going back in time and seeing this live
true story: back in the very early 90's, my brother and I were in Las Vegas. I'm trying to remember which casino we were in one late afternoon/early eve. for some reason I'm thinking it was Harrah's or it could have been the Sands. I hear this beautiful voice in the distance and I walk around to get closer to it. I tell my brother it sounds like Keely Smith but it just couldn't be. And there she was. with maybe a 4 piece band....in this little nook or corner of the casino...and I was in awe. People walking by not paying much attention and I wanted to shout, "do you know who this is????!!!" Keely had one of the most beautiful voices I've had to my ears. It was a little sad to think this woman who still had this beautiful voice and it just didn't seem like many really appreciated it or her piece in the history of Las Vegas show rooms big headliners of the long-gone hay day. It was a nice moment for me for sure.
WONDERFUL - WONDERFUL! TALENT THAT NEVER ENDS, AND IS NOT REPEATED.
i looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove it...cant stop watchin´it..and the contraste to Keely´s face...hilarious! thanks
absolutely brilliant thank you louis
Keely's deadpan face is perfect!!
Great Childhood memories growing up in the 70’s. My Sicilian parent’s loved Prima’s music as part of their catalogue
my too favourite song :) (When you're Smiling )
So amazing even after all these years , talent , real talent, is priceless and his legacy will last forever 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
LOUIS PRIMA great music great times amazing performance CONGRATULATIONS FROM LIMA PERÚ
I remember him from when I was a little girl. I remember that my mom had two sets of records (78 RPM’s) of Xavier Cougat and Al Jolson (I can’t even imagine what they would be worth today, had we kept them). I just turned 72.
That was their thing, she always played straight, hilarious.
Sonny and Cher stole that from them
All that clowin' and yet the music is spot on. These guys know how to swing.
I think he was incredibly talented. I really wish I could have seen one of his live performances.
I have always been an old soul, thanks to mafia 2 i get to discover this hidden gems. I have always wished my wedding theme is 1940' to 50s where music is still golden
Same here my friend!
Louie and Sam were awesome. How they could play!!
3:08 My god her reaction shots are so hysterical.
was going to comment glad i found someone who noticed 👍
Sam Butera HE PLAYED WITH THE WITNESS' at the Tropicana in Vegas..Went to see him him as much as I could back in the 80's..Brought back the the days of Louie Prima...Great memories for me...
NOthing ever like this again...so proud to be Italian-American
ALL HAIL KING LOUIE!!!
These guys really knew how to bring it. What a great entertainer. Any bar that had had these guys today would be making a fortune off of my nightly bar tab.
Je ne m'en lasse pas!!!! Que ca fait du Bien!!!!
Agreed! As the great Louis Jordan and Joe Jackson sang, “you ain’t got no red corpuscles, jack, you dead” !
Keely Smith standing there like a stone Mona Lisa, or perhaps Virgin Mary is GENIUS!!!
what an awsome man, really love his early stuff
Hello there. So much Talent, so much fun. Thanks for the memories.
Louis Prima. Another musical great from New Orleans!
Brilliant!! it brings back great memories..The parents vinyl LP's scattered all over the lounge floor..... No 'noise control' in those days...The word 'Manic' hadn't been discovered either!!
Milk delivered to the letterbox in glass bottles..Paid for by plastic...Not the Eftpos type tho!! Ha ha. 8.2020. New Zealand. Wonderful!! You Tube...You never cease to deliver!!
Que gran jazzista. Levanta los pies y el corazón de la gente. A gozar!!!💦
Keely Smith played the bored singer so well.
A long lost art form of music 🎤🎺🙎🏻♂️🎷🙎🏻♂️
He was a great performer.... Italiano American. one must be Italiano in order to appreciate his singing and choice of songs...
Still waching in 2015. still a good music and it still draw a smile on your face. 😊😊😊😊
Ju sugnu sicilianu Americano!
Salutamu a tutti miu paesani!
This is wonderful! Thank you for posting this.
Julie Baird, your precious!!!!! Louis Prima- ROCKS!!!!!
This is priceless Thanks Nick!!!
This is great. Love it,
negli anni 60 non ero ancora nato eppure vi dico
fenomenaleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
this kind of music makes me wish I lived in the 40's and 50's
I can't imagine not smiling in the presence of that band!
Entertainment doesn't get much better than this
Thanks for uploading...I really enjoyed that!
Love him. My favorite is still “I ,m just a gig I’ll”
Another glorious son of the Old Country. VIVA L'ITALIA!!!
Quel solo de trompette de L.Prima,fantastiQUE
Hell of a voice and even better of an entertainer
love this guys
Love this video!! Never knew LP played trumpet--he was awesome. He had such fun performing and I have lots of fun watching him. TY for sharing this video.
Wonderful!
Just four guys goofing ‘round ❤
Louis had a great voice, and he had soul.
Oh Luigi!! You are the very best!
Attsamatta Sam, you can't play in Italian? There will never be another Louis Prima and the Witnesses. Great music, great entertainment. His exuberance was infectious.
Made My Day!