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    Sam Butera, Saxophonist for Louis Prima, Dies at 81

    Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:32:06

    Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Tommy Dorsey


    Sam Butera, Saxophonist for Louis Prima, Dies at 81

    Sam Butera, whose tenor saxophone provided a raucous counterpoint to Louis Prima’s frenzied “jump, jive and wail” vocals for two decades and who was later a successful bandleader in his own right, died on Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was 81. Sam Butera ...Full Story at The New York Times »

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