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Music Appreciation

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(16,245 posts) Thu Dec 7, 2023, 09:23 AM Dec 2023

The great Louis Prima was born on this date.

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The great Louis Prima was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2023 OP

" Mambo Italiano" was featured in a cute little movie called "Big Night" Walleye Dec 2023 #1

This was my introduction to Prima. Even as a kid I loved his music Docreed2003 Dec 2023 #2

Kid Leo on Sirius Underground Garage turned me on to him with this song. JohnnyRingo Dec 2023 #3

Walleye

(45,809 posts)

1. " Mambo Italiano" was featured in a cute little movie called "Big Night"

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Thu Dec 7, 2023, 09:28 AM

Dec 2023

A movie about an Italian restaurant preparing for the rumored visit of Louis Prima.

Docreed2003

(18,714 posts)

2. This was my introduction to Prima. Even as a kid I loved his music

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Thu Dec 7, 2023, 09:31 AM

Dec 2023

JohnnyRingo

(21,084 posts)

3. Kid Leo on Sirius Underground Garage turned me on to him with this song.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Thu Dec 7, 2023, 10:53 AM

Dec 2023

Kid Leo was a famed DJ at WMMS in Cleveland decades ago. He says this song was a part of his growing up in an Italian household.

Love this sing a long.:

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