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Louis Prima

1910 - 1978

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Louis Leo Prima (; December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) 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 through the 1960s, his music further encompassed early R&B and rock 'n' roll, boogie-woogie, and Italian folk music, such as the tarantella. Prima made prominent use of Italian music and language in his songs, blending elements of his Italian and Sicilian identity with jazz and swing music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Prima is the 728th most popular musician (down from 698th in 2019), the 4,007th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,535th in 2019) and the 226th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Louis Prima ranks 728 out of 3,175. Before him are Mike Rutherford, Walter Gieseking, Robert Gordon, Giovanni Sgambati, Michael Stipe, and Lonnie Johnson. After him are Gene Krupa, Mick Mars, Ma Rainey, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Armando Manzanero, and Manfred Mann.

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Among people born in 1910, Louis Prima ranks 141. Before him are Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli, Heinrich Sutermeister, Robert B. Anderson, Jorge Negrete, Giulietta Simionato, and Bauyrzhan Momyshuly. After him are Alfons Maria Stickler, Josef Tal, Magda Olivero, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Gerhard Schröder, and Gunnar Höckert. Among people deceased in 1978, Louis Prima ranks 105. Before him are Jacques Bergier, Max Mallowan, Joe Davis, Jens Otto Krag, George Maciunas, and Mstislav Keldysh. After him are Gig Young, Carlos Chávez, Ivan Tyulenev, Jean Acker, Lucius D. Clay, and Mária Mednyánszky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Louis Prima ranks 4,007 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Gallo (1937), Newt Gingrich (1943), Michael Stipe (1960), Ben Wallace (1974), David Janssen (1931), and Lonnie Johnson (1899). After him are Josh Dallas (1978), Gene Krupa (1909), Gig Young (1913), Mick Mars (1951), Ma Rainey (1886), and Paul Winfield (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Louis Prima ranks 226. Before him are Victor Young (1900), Dick Dale (1937), Willy DeVille (1950), Robert Gordon (1947), Michael Stipe (1960), and Lonnie Johnson (1899). After him are Gene Krupa (1909), Mick Mars (1951), Ma Rainey (1886), Stewart Copeland (1952), Desmond Child (1953), and Tim Buckley (1947).

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