Biography

Vocalist Keely Smith is a singer of jazz and popular music best known for her duo act with Louis Prima in the 1950s. The couple (then a husband-and-wife team) was a fixture in the hotel clubs of Las Vegas, as the deadpan Smith played straight man to Prima’s antics between their spirited versions of tunes such as “That Ol’ Black Magic” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” After divorcing Prima in 1961, Smith released a number of Nelson Riddle-arranged solo albums on Reprise that showcased her strong voice and stylish approach. She retired from the entertainment industry throughout the ‘70s, but made a comeback in 1985, and has continued to record and perform music well into the 2000s.

Top Tracks

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• (up A) Lazy River

• April In Paris

• Cherokee (indian Love Song)

• Cocktails For Two

• Don't Take Your Love From Me

• East Of The Sun (and West Of The Moon)

• How Are Ya' Fixed For Love?

• How High The Moon

• I Can't Get Started

• I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues

• I Wan'na Be Like You (the Monkey Song)

• I Wish You Love

• I'll Get By (as Long As I Have You)

• I've Got You Under My Skin

• Jump, Jive An' Wail

• Jump, Jive, An' Wail

• My Way

• New York, New York

• Night And Day

• Nothing Too Good For My Baby

• On The Sunny Side Of The Street

• Someone To Watch Over Me

• S'posin

• Stardust

• Stormy Weather

• Sweet And Lovely

• That Old Black Magic

• You Go To My Head

Discography

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• Vegas '58 -- Today

  Concord

  2005

• Keely Swings Basie Style...With Strings

  Concord Jazz

  2002

• Swing, Swing, Swing

  Concord Jazz

  2000

• I'm in Love Again

  Fantasy

  1985

• Swingin' Pretty

  Capitol

  1959

• I Wish You Love

  Collectors' Choice Music

  1957