Keely Smith
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Biography
[Edit]Keely Smith is mostly known as the duet partner of Louis Prima, she took the straighter role in their raucous, just-this-side-of-parodical blends of jazz, jump blues, and Italian pop, on record and in their Vegas-oriented shows. Smith, however, was also a reasonably talented singer of straight pop material, although not in the same class as the leading female vocalists of the 1950s. Her most respected solo recordings are her earliest Prima-less outings, made for Capitol in the late '50s with orchestral direction by Nelson Riddle and Billy May.
Smith was only 15 when she first saw Prima perform in New York City. The following summer, Prima played her hometown of Norfolk, VA, at the same time he was looking for a new female singer. Smith won the job on a more or less spur-of-the-moment audition, and recorded her first duets with Prima in 1949. Eventually they became romantically involved as well, marrying in 1953, and recording throughout the '50s, though they had their greatest success as one of Las Vegas' most successful stage acts.
When the singers were signed to Capitol, Prima stipulated that Smith get her own recording deal. Her subsequent Capitol albums were accomplished readings of popular standards, sometimes swinging mildly, although Smith seemed more comfortable with ballads. She and Prima left Capitol for Dot at the end of the '50s, and in 1961 she divorced him on grounds of extreme mental cruelty.
Smith would devote more time to her family as the '60s progressed, but she continued recording as a solo act. She made an entire album of Beatles songs (presumably not aimed toward the audience that bought actual Beatles records), and even had a Top 20 British hit in 1965 with "You're Breakin' My Heart." She made a comeback album in 1985 on Fantasy with I'm in Love Again, which featured accompaniment from top West Coast jazzmen Bud Shank and Bill Perkins.
Title: The Capitol Recordings (CD3)
Artist: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll
Title: The Capitol Recordings (CD4)
Artist: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll
Title: Las Vegas Prima Style
Artist: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera, The Witnesses
Title: Little Girl Blue, Little Girl New (Expanded Edition)
Artist: Keely Smith
Title: Buona Sera (CD3 - Sing, Sing, Sing)
Artist: The Witnesses, Sam Butera, Keely Smith, Louis Prima
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: I Wish You Love
Artist: Keely Smith
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic, Easy Listening
Title: Swingin' Pretty
Artist: Keely Smith
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Pop, Classical, Easy Listening
Title: The Capitol Recordings (CD5)
Artist: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll
Title: The Capitol Recordings (CD2)
Artist: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll
Title: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Keely Smith
Genre: Pop
Title: The Classic Christmas Album (Remastered)
Artist: Keely Smith
Genre: Eurodance, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: The Capitol Recordings (CD6)
Artist: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll
Title: Politely!
Artist: Keely Smith
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Pop, Classical, Easy Listening
Title: On The Radio: The 1963 Live Guard Sessions
Artist: Count Basie, Keely Smith
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Pop
Title: The Call of the Wildest
Artist: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera, The Witnesses
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Buona Sera (CD4 - Fee Fie Foo)
Artist: The Witnesses, Sam Butera, Keely Smith, Louis Prima
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Collections
Title: Got Nothing But Song
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 101 Greatest Ever Vocal Jazz (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 101 Greatest Ever Vocal Jazz (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 101 Greatest Ever Vocal Jazz (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Retro Vintage Vocal Jazz 2016 (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Classical, Smooth Jazz
Title: Retro Vintage Vocal Jazz 2016 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Classical, Smooth Jazz
Title: Retro Vintage Vocal Jazz 2016 (CD3)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Classical, Smooth Jazz
Title: Retro Vintage Vocal Jazz 2016 (CD4)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Classical, Smooth Jazz
Title: RSG Vol. 09 - Reelin' And Rockin' (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: 20 # 1s Lounge Classics
Title: The King & Queens Of Swing (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Easy Listening
Title: The King & Queens Of Swing (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Easy Listening
Title: The Last Mile Home For Christmas (CD2)
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Classical
Title: Noel Gospel Christmas Gospel
Title: RevOla Presents: EXOTICA!
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Love Songs: Cheek To Cheek
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: The Classic Songs Of George Gershwin (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The Classic Songs Of George Gershwin (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: 100 Greatest Hits Of The 1950s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Pop, Classical
Title: '50s Dance Party Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Vocal Jazz Remastered (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 50s Jazz Standards
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Too Late Too Worry - 50 Pop Original Recordings
Genre: Pop
Title: Twist Hits Around The World, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Twist Hits Around The World, Vol. 10
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Twist Hits Around The World, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Twist Hits Around The World, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Twist Hits Around The World, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Twist Hits Around The World, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Twist Hits Around The World, Vol. 8
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Twist Hits Around The World, Vol. 9
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Capitol Sings Sammy Cahn Volume 14 / It's Magic
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Cole Porter, A Great American Songwriter
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Magic Moments: The Definitive Burt Bacharach Collection (Disc 3)
Artist: Burt Bacharach
Genre: Pop
Title: How Long Has This Been Going On? (With Bonus Sampler)
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Classical
Title: 34 Kool Kuts And Beat Talkin Daddios
Artist: Beat Generation
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Easy Listening
Title: That Old Feeling (Music From The Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Big Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Silky Gals Of The Jet Age Vol. 4
Artist: Various Jazz Ladies
Genre: Soul, Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
