Sam Butera, photographed in his native New Orleans in 2002. Sam Butera, the hard-driving, hard-swinging New Orleans saxophonist who was Louis Prima's longtime musical partner, died Wednesday in Las ...

For the type of obsessive listeners who scour liner notes and credits, the new Kanye West and Kid Cudi album Kids See Ghostsprovided a treasure trove of information. But in between the nod to the ...

When your father was Las Vegas royalty and one of the hippest cats in history, you naturally grow up with music in your blood. Born in 1965, Louis Prima Jr. is the son of Louis Prima and Gia Maione, ...

Louis Prima Jr., Kate Curran and The Witnesses. (Staten Island Advance/Carol Ann Benanti) Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses, who travel the world bringing the music of his famous dad (of the same name ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The lights will shine again in Lorenzo’s Cabaret, the popular entertainment venue at Hilton Garden Inn, Friday evening. Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses, a team of ...

As he discussed his second-generation show business career, Louis Prima Jr., son of the late Crescent City showman, rolled up his sleeve to reveal a portrait of his father tattooed on his left forearm ...

The son of a legendary jump-swing bandleader, Louis Prima Jr. grew up listening to classic rock and even fronted a rock band in the 1980s "with long hair and everything." But the excitement of his ...

Louis Leo Prima was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he ...

Lena Prima, daughter of "The King of Swing," wants to help set the record straight. For years, many have wondered how her father Louis Prima and Frank Sinatra – two Italian crooners who heated up Sin ...

“Louis Prima should be up there with Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Aaron Neville and Lil Wayne,” said David Kunian, music curator at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. “But I think he gets ...

Smith, who died Saturday, was discovered by bandleader Louis Prima as a teenager. She later married Prima, and the two became a popular Las Vegas lounge act. Originally broadcast in 2000. This is ...