They are pressed with a hit on each side of the record. The records are newly pressed by the record companies owning the rights to the original sound recording. To search for a specific artist or song, use the search function on your browser (On Netscape or Explorer, select find from the Edit function above). Groups, Doo Wop, Carolina Beach Music, Surf & Turf (Beachīoys/Jan & Dean), R&B Classics and Blues, and Christmas. There are record sets featuring the hits of the 40s, 50s, 60s, Also, since some records are no longer available in unused new condition, some records in each set may be good slightly used records Unfortunately we can't tell you ahead of time, which records, if any, have to be changed. NOTE: Periodically substitutions for specific records in a set are necessary because the manufacturer takes a tune off the market for a period of time. Email Usįor An Updated List of Records and Updated Pricingīelow is the complete list of hits and artists for almost 25 Record Sets. Surgery for a brain tumor in October 1975, he fell into a coma for three years before dying in New Orleans August 24, 1978.Gameroon Antiques: 45 rpm Jukebox Record Set Home. Louis Prima was married once more and continued to sing hard, but success was not to go. He sang the song I wanna be like you (I wanna be like you) whose words begin with Now I'm the king of the swingers is the nickname of Louis Prima (King of the swingers). He lends his voice to the famous Monkey Jungle Book: King Louie (King Louie) directly inspired by Louis Prima and his band on stage that moved like monkeys from the scene of the film. They recorded another tube with Capitol in 1958: That Old Black Magic, which brought them a Grammy, then divorced in 1961. In 1954, he and Keely Smith had a show in Las Vegas. In 1951, he owned his own firm Robin Hood and signed with Columbia in parallel. After a stint at RCA Victor, he signed with Mercury in 1949 where he began a career as a duo with singer Keely Smith, who will also be his fourth wife.
This work will be resumed much later by David Lee Roth and adapted into French by Carlos. Army which will be his biggest hit: I'm Just A Gigolo, he recorded it for the firm Majestic at the end of the war. Having signed to Varsity in 1940, he renamed his group temporarily Louis Prima & his Rhythm Orchestra Gleeby. In 1938, he made the round trip to New York to record for Decca. In February 1936 he wrote one of his best songs: Sing Sing Sing, made famous by Benny Goodman. Then he went to Los Angeles, where he appeared in several movies.
They recorded for Brunswick and performed in jazz clubs most prestigious 52nd Street. He went to New York in 1934 where he created the septet Louis Prima & his New Orleans Gang. In 1932 he moved to Cleveland with his first wife Louise Polizzi, then to Chicago in 1933 where he recorded under the name of Hotcha Trio, his first records for the Bluebird label: Chinatown and Dinah. His career was prolific and eventful, Louis Prima continually changing their home port, a wife and a record label. He mounted his first band at twelve years with his brother. Child, Louis Prima studied violin for seven years, and won first prize in a contest of amateur violinists. His older brother, Leon was a conductor known locally. His family had emigrated from Sicily and settled in the United States after a brief stay in Argentina. Prima was born into a musical family in New Orleans. In each of these musical explorations he displayed an exuberant musical personality. Prima rode the musical trends of his time starting with a seven-piece New Orleans musicians in the 1920s, then a swing combo in 1930, a big band in the 1940s, a lounge band in Las Vegas in the 1950s, and a pop-rock band in the 1960s. He was nicknamed the "King of singers" (King of the Swingers). Louis Prima (born December 7, 1910, died August 24, 1978) was a lyricist, composer, singer, actor and American jazz trumpeter.