Lena Prima discusses Louis Prima's Career

New Orleans Legend Louis Prima was born in New Orleans on December 7, 1910 and was discovered playing trumpet at the Saenger Theatre in the 1920s.

Charles Marsala of AWE News interviews Louis Prima's daughter, Lena Prima, at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans.

Topics covered include Louis's path from New Orleans to New York, California, and Las Vegas.
Lena Prima goes into detail on the songs Louis wrote through the different stages of his career from introducing the New Orleans Sound and Swing in New York to his time with Bing Crosby in California and a long time contract at the Sands Las Vegas in the 1950s.

The interview concludes with Lena discussing her own album, Prima la Famiglia

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