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    • Louis Prima - Crowds watch as the Hollywood Walk of Fame star for the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima is unveiled, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr.(2nd R) and his sister Lena Prima (C) pose with city officials on the newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star of their father, the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr.(2nd R) and his sister Lena Prima (C) pose with city officials on the newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star of their father, the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr.(2nd R) and his sister Lena Prima (C) pose with city officials on the newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star of their father, the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr.(R) and his sister Lena Prima pose on the newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star of their father, the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr.(R) and his sister Lena Prima pose on the newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star of their father, the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr.(R) and his sister Lena Prima pose on the newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star of their father, the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr.(C) performs with his band the Witnesses on the newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star of his father, the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr.(C) poses with his band the Witnesses on the newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star of his father, the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr.(C) poses with his band the Witnesses on the newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star of his father, the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr. beside the trumpet of his father the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, on his fathers newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr. beside the trumpet of his father the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, on his fathers newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr. beside the trumpet of his father the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, on his newly unveilled Hollywood Walk of Fame star, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - Louis Prima Jr. beside the trumpet of his father the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, on his newly unveilled Hollywood Walk of Fame star, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - The trumpet of the late jazz singer and composer Louis Prima, lies on his newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star, outside the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on July 25, 2010. Prima who would have turned 100 this year, was born in New Orleans and led bands playing jazz and other styles of music from the 1920's to the 1970's. His son Louis Prima Jr. and daughter Lena Prima accepted the award on his behalf and then Prima Jr. with his band the Witnesses and guest Sarah Spiegel, performed many of his father's best-known hits for the crowds that turned out for the event.
    • Louis Prima - LAS VEGAS - FEBRUARY 22: Singer Lena Prima, daughter of entertainer Louis Prima, performs during a Las Vegas Walk of Stars dedication ceremony for entertainment legends Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin at the Flamingo Las Vegas February 22, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The stars will eventually be placed on the sidewalk in front of the Flamingo.
    • Louis Prima - LAS VEGAS - FEBRUARY 22: Singer Lena Prima, daughter of entertainer Louis Prima, performs during a Las Vegas Walk of Stars dedication ceremony for entertainment legends Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin at the Flamingo Las Vegas February 22, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The stars will eventually be placed on the sidewalk in front of the Flamingo.
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    A tireless showman and an underrated musical talent, Louis Prima swung his way to icon status thanks to an irresistible, infectious sound whose appeal translated across generations. Nominally a swing artist, Prima's distinctive sound also encompassed New Orleans-style jazz, boogie-woogie, jump blues, R&B, early rock & roll, and even the occasional Italian tarantella. Regardless of what form his ...more
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