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In 1948, New Orleans veteran trumpeter and performer Louis Prima stumbled into a young girl named Keely Smith. She was scarcely a performer at all, almost half his get older, destined for a relatively silent life; their come across was genuine coincidence. However they went on to invent The Wildest, the most thrilling and successful lounge act Las Vegas has ever before seen, an act that became one of the latest in the U.S. in the late 1950s and early on 1960s. Their information were hugely popular, plus they were courted by Frank Sinatra, Ed Sullivan, Robert Mitchum, and other well-known entertainers of your day. Their professional success helped produce the go up of Las Vegas as a mecca of American entertainment. Their love story ended soon after they helped usher in John F. Kennedys presidency, singing "That Old African american Magic" for him at his inauguration, but their affect is still apparent. And Keely still pulls SRO people to her nightclub appearances. Now, on the occasion of Louis Prima's 100th birthday, comes the first reserve upon this duo, illustrating not only 1 of show business very best love reviews but also the Vegas milieu in which they reached the pinnacle of their success.
