That Old Black Magic Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and the Golden Age of Las Vegas

Name: That Old Black Magic Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and the Golden Age of Las Vegas
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ISBN: 9781569768129

ISBN-10: 1569768129

ISBN-13: 9781569768129

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Authors: Tom Clavin

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Both a love story and a tribute to the entertainment mecca, this exploration shines a spotlight on one of the hottest acts in Las Vegas in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The illuminating depiction showcases the unlikely duo—a grizzled, veteran trumpeter and vocalist molded by Louis Armstrong and a meek singer in the church choir—who went on to invent "The Wildest." Bringing together broad comedy and finger-snapping, foot-stomping music that included early forays into rock and roll, Prima and Smith's act became wildly popular and attracted all kinds of star-studded attention. In addition to chronicling their relationships with Ed Sullivan, Frank Sinatra, Robert Mitchum, and other well-known…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/1/2010
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long
Weight: 1.122
Language: English