It's likely that Louis Prima would have faded into obscurity if not for the Gap ad that featured young, khaki-wearing twenty-somethings swing dancing to "Jump, Jive, and Wail. That ad appeared at the ...

Louis Prima may have made his name on New York’s 52nd Street Jazz Alley and on the Vegas strip, but he was born and raised in New Orleans and always considered it home. From Saturday, July 12, through ...

The U.K.’s No. 1 jive band The Jive Aces returns to bring on the swing in a show that features the band’s inimitable take on classics by such greats as Louis Prima and Cab Calloway. Jump, jive, and ...

Whether its swing or cheek-to-cheek, audiences just want to get up and dance when the musicians of BB’s Stage Door Canteen take to the stage with their elegant Big Band melodies and enchanting ...

There was an immediate gasp of recognition among the audience at Gap Inc.’s San Francisco headquarters as Louis Prima’s “Jump, Jive an’ Wail” blared through the lobby. Dancers wearing khaki pants ...

Louis Prima’s accomplishments were so varied that you can’t do justice to his creative range by naming just one of his roles -- bandleader, songwriter, singer, comedian, musician, talent scout, ...

The first name in swing is a last name: Prima. And keeping that tradition alive is Louis Prima Jr., son of the legendary singer and bandleader whose career spanned four decades. Himself a singer sand ...

Angelina/Zooma Zooma; Jump, Jive, and Wail; That Old Black Magic; Oh Marie; The Lip; Bourbon Street Blues; I've Got You Under My Skin; Pennies From Heaven; Hey Boy! Hey Girl; Luigi; Lazy River; When ...