Louis Prima Jr.

Louis Prima Jr.

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About Louis Prima Jr.

According to Wiki: Louis Prima, Jr. (born June 16, 1965) is an American, Las Vegas-based entertainer, singer, songwriter, and musician mentioned as the "Crown Prince" of Swing in a review on the iTunes Web site, Louis Prima, Jr. bridges the gap between the swing and rock eras. Born four days before Father’s Day 1965, Louis Prima Jr. is the youngest child and only son of musician and entertanier Louis Prima. His mother and Louis Sr.’s widow, Gia Maione, began performing with Sr. in 1962. His mother taught Louis to play the drums at 5 years old; his father put him on stage at age 5, at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, when Sam Butera shouted those familiar words, “and now, the man who plays pretty for the people… Louis Prima!” Louis Jr., with trumpet in hand, walked onto the stage to a sea of laughter. Later that same night, Louis and his sister Lena floored the crowd with a rousing, “Prima-ized” version of the Three Dog Night hit “Joy to the World.” This would not be the only time that he would “trick” the fans, walking onstage in place of his father, nor would it be the his only time sharing the stage with his father and The Witnesses. Louis Jr. and Lena performed several songs over the years, including Loggins and Messina’s “Your Mama Don’t Dance and Your Daddy Don’t Rock and Roll” and “On Top of Spaghetti.” Jr. grew up on the outskirts of Las Vegas, on his dad’s golf course, ‘Fairway to the Stars,’ and spent two weeks every summer at his grandparents’ in Toms River, New Jersey. Jr's grandfather, Tom Maione, owned the Red Top Bar on the boardwalk at Seaside Heights.

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