Louis Prima

Songs Performed or Written by Louis PrimaTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Louis Leo Prima (; December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) 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 formed a seven-piece New Orleans–style jazz band in the late 1920s, fronted a swing combo in the 1930s and a big band group in the 1940s, helped to popularize jump blues in the late 1940s and early to mid 1950s, and... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: In a Little Gypsy Tea Room - #2: Bell Bottom Trousers - #3: Oh, Babe - #4: The Lady in Red - #5: Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)
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  Louis Prima
1.
1935

Chasing Shadows
Louis Prima greentick

115 pts
14
US












as Louis Prima & His Orchestra
written by Abner Silver & Benny Davis
2.
1935

I'm Living in a Great Big Way
Louis Prima greentick

122 pts
13
US












as Louis Prima & His Orchestra
written by Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh
3.
1935

#1  In a Little Gypsy Tea Room
Louis Prima greentick

250 pts
4
US












as Louis Prima & His Orchestra
written by Joe Burke & Edgar Leslie
4.
1935

#4  The Lady in Red
Louis Prima greentick

172 pts
8
US












as Louis Prima & His Orchestra
written by Allie Wrubel & Mort Dixon
5.
1937

The Goose Hangs High
Louis Prima greentick

85 pts
20
US












as Louis Prima & His Orchestra
written by Cliff Friend
6.
1944

The White Cliffs of Dover
Louis Prima greentick

20 pts








9
R&B




written by Walter Kent & Nat Burton
I'll Walk Alone
7.
05/1944

I'll Walk Alone
Louis Prima greentick

96 pts
22
US






9
R&B




[Hit 7083]
written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn
8.
11/1944

Oh Marie
Louis Prima greentick

66 pts
25
US












hit for Horace Heidt in 1937
[Hit 7106]
written by Eduardo di Capua
9.
12/1944

Angelina
Louis Prima greentick

95 pts
17
US












written by Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher
  Tony Pastor and His Orchestra
10.
12/1944

Robin Hood
Tony Pastor and His Orchestra

82 pts
20
US












written by Bob Miketta & Louis Prima greentick
  Louis Prima
11.
1945

Robin Hood
Louis Prima greentick

19 pts








10
R&B




instrumental B side to I'll Walk Alone
[Hit 7083]
written by Bob Miketta & Louis Prima greentick
  Les Brown and His Orchestra
12.
02/1945

Robin Hood
Les Brown and His Orchestra

126 pts
12
US












written by Bob Miketta & Louis Prima greentick
  Louis Prima
13.
05/1945

#2  Bell Bottom Trousers
Louis Prima greentick

205 pts
6
US












written by traditional & Moe Jaffe
  Tony Pastor and His Orchestra
14.
08/1945

Please No Squeeza Da Banana
Tony Pastor and His Orchestra

120 pts
13
US












written by Jack Zero, Ben Jaffee & Louis Prima greentick
  Jo Stafford
15.
06/1947

A Sunday Kind of Love
Jo Stafford

109 pts
15
US












[Capitol 388]
written by Barbara Belle, Louis Prima greentick, Anita Leonard & Stan Rhodes
  Louis Prima
16.
10/1947

#5  Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)
Louis Prima greentick

168 pts
8
US












written by Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman
  Roy Milton and His Solid Senders
17.
1950

Oh Babe
Roy Milton and His Solid Senders

30 pts








5
R&B




written by Louis Prima greentick & Milton Kabak
  Wynonie Harris
18.
1950

Oh Babe!
Wynonie Harris

24 pts








7
R&B




with Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra
written by Louis Prima greentick & Milton Kabak
  Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians
19.
1950

Oh Babe!
Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians

30 pts








5
R&B




as Jimmy Preston with Burnetta Evans
[Derby 748]
written by Louis Prima greentick & Milton Kabak
  Perry Como
20.
08/1950

I Cross My Fingers
Perry Como

68 pts
25
US












[RCA Victor 3846]
written by Louis Prima greentick & Milton Kabak
  Louis Prima
21.
11/1950

Oh Babe!
Louis Prima greentick

126 pts
12
US












written by Louis Prima greentick & Milton Kabak
  Kay Starr
22.
11/1950

#3  Oh, Babe
Kay Starr

184 pts
7
US












[Capitol 1278]
written by Louis Prima greentick & Milton Kabak
  Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra
23.
11/1950

Oh Babe!
Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra

61 pts
27
US












written by Louis Prima greentick & Milton Kabak
  The Ames Brothers
24.
11/1950

Oh Babe!
The Ames Brothers

84 pts
20
US












written by Louis Prima greentick & Milton Kabak
  Larry Darnell
25.
11/1950

Oh, Babe!
Larry Darnell

30 pts








5
R&B




[Regal 3298]
written by Louis Prima greentick & Milton Kabak
  Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
26.
12/1950

Oh Babe
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

68 pts
25
US












as Benny Goodman & His Sextet
vocals by Jimmy Ricks & Nancy Reed
written by Louis Prima greentick & Milton Kabak
  Louis Prima
27.
02/1958

Buona Sera
Louis Prima greentick

38 pts












25
UK
written by Carl Sigman & Peter DeRose
  Bernie Lowe Ork.
Sing, Sing, Sing
28.
11/1958

Sing, Sing, Sing
Bernie Lowe Ork.

17 pts
46
US












[Cameo 153]
written by Louis Prima greentick
  Louis Prima
Wonderland by Night
29.
11/1960

Wonderland by Night
Louis Prima greentick

from Wonderland by Night   
69 pts
15
US












[Dot 16151]
written by Klaus Günter Neumann
  Jan & Dean
30.
01/1962

A Sunday Kind of Love
Jan & Dean

from Jan & Dean's Golden Hits   
6 pts
95
US












[Liberty 55397]
written by Barbara Belle, Louis Prima greentick, Anita Leonard & Stan Rhodes
  Mr. Acker Bilk
31.
07/1962

Gotta See Baby Tonight
Mr. Acker Bilk

43 pts












24
UK
as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band
written by Freddy James, Larry Stock & Louis Prima greentick
  The Village Stompers
32.
10/1964

Oh! Marie
The Village Stompers

from Around the World with The Village Stompers   
3 pts
132
US












instrumental
[Epic 9718]
written by Eduardo di Capua & Louis Prima greentick
  Lenny Welch
33.
08/1972

A Sunday Kind of Love
Lenny Welch

14 pts
96
US
21
AC










[Atco 6894]
written by Barbara Belle, Louis Prima greentick, Anita Leonard & Stan Rhodes
  Kenny Rankin
34.
03/1976

Sunday Kind of Love
Kenny Rankin

from Inside   
5 pts


28
AC










[Little David 732]
written by Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima greentick & Stan Rhodes
  Charlie Calello
Sing, Sing, Sing
35.
10/1979

Sing, Sing, Sing
Charlie Calello

2 pts






50
dance






as Charlie Calello Orchestra
written by Louis Prima greentick
  Reba McEntire
36.
05/1988

A Sunday Kind of Love
Reba McEntire

from Reba   Reba
14 pts




5
ctry








[MCA 53315]
written by Barbara Belle, Louis Prima greentick, Anita Leonard & Stan Rhodes
  Brian Setzer
37.
07/1998

Jump, Jive an' Wail
Brian Setzer

from The Dirty Boogie   
41 pts
94
US








15
alt.
34
UK
as Brian Setzer Orchestra
[Interscope Album Cut]
written by Louis Prima greentick
  Kids See Ghosts
38.
06/2018

4th Dimension
Kids See Ghosts

from Kids See Ghosts   
42 pts
42
US






21
R&B


46
UK
featuring Louis Prima
[G.O.O.D. LP Cut]
written by Kanye West, Scott Mescudi, Mike Dean & Louis Prima greentick


See also...

Louis Prima & Keely Smith


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