Lou Monte
Lou Monte
Person from United States
Genres: italian, rock, pop, oldies, 50s
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About Lou Monte
Lou Monte, born Louis Scaglione on (April 2, 1917 – June 12, 1989), was an Italian-American singer best known for a number of best-selling, Italian-themed novelty records which he recorded for both RCA Records and Reprise Records in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Monte's first big hit came in 1954, with the release of his version of "Darktown Strutters' Ball." In 1962, Monte would release his first million-seller, "Pepino, the Italian Mouse." Sung in a pastiche of both Neapolitan and English, "Pepino" tells the humorous tale of a mischievous mouse who lives within the walls of a man's kitchen and who comes out at night to eat cheese, drink wine, frighten Lou's girlfriend when she comes over and befriends the cat, sent out to catch him. The "flip side" of the single featured another Italian-American hybrid novelty song called "What Did Washington Say (When He Crossed The Delaware?)." The song presumes that George Washington was cold, tired, hungry and without a change of underwear on his famous trip. At one point in the song, "Washington" complains that the pizzas his wife Martha baked were as "cold as ice." His solution? "Sell them to the Indians for only half the price." He then asks his boatsmen to row faster because "tonight I'm posing for my picture on the dollar bill." Monte's other famous novelty records include 'Dominick the Donkey', a holiday staple in many Italian-American households and "Pasquale, the Italian Pussycat," the sequel to "Pepino." After his death his son continued to sing his songs in concert for some time. He contributed to the founding of the Lou Monte, Jr. leukemia laboratory at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in memory of his son who died of the disease at age 21.
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Lou Monte — Top 30 songs of 31
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Monte | Tue No No | ||
| Lou Monte | Lazy Mary | ||
| Lou Monte | (At The) Darktown Strutters' Ball (Italian Style) [cV0] | ||
| Lou Monte | Pepino's Friend Pasqual (The Italian Pussy-Cat) [cVe] | ||
| Lou Monte | Christmas At Our House | ||
| Lou Monte | Christmas At Our House | ||
| Lou Monte | Dominick The Italian Christmas Donkey | ||
| Lou Monte | Dominick The Donkey | ||
| Lou Monte | Pepino The Italian Mouse | ||
| Lou Monte | Dominik the Christmas Donkey | ||
| Lou Monte | I've Go a Crush on You | ||
| Lou Monte | Strada 'nfosa | ||
| Lou Monte | Dominick The Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey) [cVb] | ||
| Lou Monte | Elvis Presley For President [cV6] | ||
| Lou Monte | Mama Get The Hammer (There's A Fly On Papa's Head) [cVf] | ||
| Lou Monte | Paul Revere's Horse (Ba-Cha-Ca-Loop) [cVg] | ||
| Lou Monte | Pepino The Italian Mouse [cVd] | ||
| Lou Monte | Roman Guitar (Chitarra Romana) [cV4] | ||
| Lou Monte | When I Hold You In My Arms (Comm'a Bella'a Stagione) [cV3] | ||
| Lou Monte | Dominick The Donkey | ||
| Lou Monte | Santo Natale | ||
| Lou Monte | Hello, Dolly (Italian Style) | ||
| Lou Monte | The Italian Christmas Donkey | ||
| Lou Monte | Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey | ||
| Lou Monte | Dominick The Christmas Donkey | ||
| Lou Monte | Sixteen Tons (In Italian) (Cool Session #268) | ||
| Lou Monte | Dominik the Christmas Donkey | ||
| Lou Monte | Pepino the Italian Mouse | ||
| Lou Monte | Somewhere There Is Someone [cV1] | ||
| Lou Monte | Comm'e' bella 'a stagione |