Louis Prima, a trumpeter and singer who further skyrocketed to fame in Las Vegas, passed away in 1978 at age 67. His daughter Lena Prima is keeping his music legacy alive.
The late trumpeters daughter Lena Prima spoke to Fox News Digital about the stars life and legacy. She is currently performing a residency at The Hotel Monteleones Carousel Bar and Lounge in New Orleans.For years, many have wondered how her father Louis Prima and Frank Sinatra – two Italian crooners who heated up Sin City – felt about each other. She insisted there was no rivalry between the two legends.Prima, a fellow singer, is keeping her father’s love of music alive.
Frank Sinatra and Louis Prima film a comedic skit for the short-lived"Frank Sinatra Show" alongside Joyce Beatty.During a comedic sketch, Sinatra asked the bob-haired songstress what they were going to sing."You and me," Sinatra said."Oh, please," she said."I work alone." Prima insisted that when it came to her famous father, there were no hard feelings. Instead, he simply enjoyed life."My dad was not like that," she explained."I think honestly back in those days, everybody supported everybody. That’s how the Rat Pack got started. They all came to see my dad after their shows, and he would just let them all get up on stage and cut up and be funny. And it was all part of the show. I think my dad loved that and so did everybody else.
"There was a commemorative plaque in our home thanking him for his performance," she said."I did later see a video in a documentary where they showed him over Frank Sinatra’s shoulder, kind of whispering words into his ear as they were making up a funny song about Kennedy and singing ‘Old Black Magic.’ And that’s so my dad. That’s what he did."
Louis, whose career spanned four decades, had hits with"Jump, Jive, An’ Wail,""Buono Sera,""Just a Gigolo" and the now TikTok favorite"Che La Luna," just to name a few. With Smith, they recorded three songsLouis Prima with Lena Prima, who had just turned 1. "I was really young, but I’ll never forget it," she gushed."The people were all dressed up. It was Vegas, so you heard the sounds of the slot machines and the glasses clinking. And then the band started. The curtain opened, and they just blew the roof off the place. People went crazy. And when they introduced my dad, he came out so proud with his trumpet. It was just the most exciting thing. It sticks in my mind to this day, that memory of seeing him perform live.
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