Her first big solo hit was "I Wish You Love" in 1957, and it brought her a Grammy award nomination for Best Vocal Performance, Female. Her debut album by that same title achieved gold status In 1961, Smith divorced Prima.
When did Louis Prima pass away?
Where does Louis Prima Jr live?
Las Vegas
Who is Louis Prima's mother?
Angelina Caravella
What happened to Keely Smith?
On , Smith died of apparent heart failure in Palm Springs, California, at the age of 89. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills.
What happened between Louis Prima and Keely Smith?
Her first big solo hit was "I Wish You Love" in 1957, and it brought her a Grammy award nomination for Best Vocal Performance, Female. Her debut album by that same title achieved gold status In 1961, Smith divorced Prima. She then signed with Reprise Records, where her musical director was Nelson Riddle.
Was Keely Smith an Indian?
Born Dorothy Jacqueline Keely on March 9, 1932, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Howard Keely and Fanny Stevens, she was the couple's only daughter and the youngest of three children. Her father was of native American Cherokee and Irish descent and her grandmother was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian.
Why did Keely Smith leave Louis Prima?
The couple's relationship, on stage and off, ended in 1961 after Smith said she tired of Prima's hard-charging lifestyle and they divorced. She later remarried twice and continued as a solo artist.17 Dec 2017