That old black magic
Subtitle: Louis Prima and Keely Smith and the golden age of Las Vegas
By: Tom Clavin
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9781556528217
Description: 1948, New Orleans. Veteran trumpeter and singer Louis Prima stumbled into a young girl named Keely Smith: barely a performer, almost half his age. They went on to invent "The Wildest," the most exciting and successful lounge act Las Vegas has ever seen, an act that became one of the hottest in the U.S. in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their professional success helped bring about the rise of Las Vegas as a mecca of American entertainment. Their love story ended in the 1960s, but their influence is still evident.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Act I. Jump, jive, an' wail; title: Act II. That old black magic; title: Act III: I wish you love.