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Louis Prima Jr.

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Louis Prima Jr. is an incredible singer, songwriter, trumpeter and bandleader. With his band “Louis Prima Jr. & The Witnesses,” Louis Prima Jr. continues his father’s legacy performing all the Prima hits plus new songs live across the world. Their third album comes out in 2022 and they just released a super-catchy Christmas single, “Hey, Skinny Santa!”

Louis Jr.’s father is the legendary Louis Prima, The King of Swing. Louis Prima performed for Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and the rest of the rat pack would come to listen to Louis. When asked, Elvis Presley said that his “all shook up” wiggle was based on him. He was the voice of King Louie in The Jungle Book, immortalised in the song “I Wanna Be Like You”.

Recommended links:

Website: https://www.louisprimajr.com/

Prior Albums: “Blow”, “Return Of The Wildest” 

Link to Louis Prima Documentary