Everything about Louis Prima totally explained
Louis Prima (
December 7,
1910
Legacy
The Prima-Butera arrangements and recordings continued to be copied by younger musicians, including
David Lee Roth, who covered his medley of "
Just a Gigolo"/"I Ain't Got Nobody" in the 1980s, and
Brian Setzer,
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and other nouveau swing bands of the 1990s, covering such Prima standards as "Jump, Jive and Wail". The pop band
Smash Mouth mentioned his name in the song "Heave-Ho" (from their album
Fush Yu Mang), and covered "
I Wanna Be Like You" for the soundtrack album of
The Jungle Book 2. "
I Wanna Be Like You" was also covered by
Los Lobos,
Phish and by
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy for the soundtrack of the 1996 movie
Swingers. The surviving original members of
Bill Haley & His Comets have recorded and performed several of Prima's songs since the mid-1990s, most notably "Buona Sera", which they dedicate to Prima's memory. Alex Harvey and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band also came under the spell of Louis Prima.
Prima's original recordings have also featured in many films, including
Mad Dog and Glory,
Big Night,
Anger Management,
Mickey Blue Eyes,
Casino, '
Swingers, Kicking and Screaming, Elf, Swing Kids, and Analyze This.
Sam Butera and the Witnesses also continue to tour.
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