"Jump, Jive an' Wail" | |
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Song by Louis Prima | |
from the album The Wildest! | |
Released | 1956 |
"Jump, Jive an' Wail" is a 1956 jazz swing song by Louis Prima. [1] [2] It first appeared on his album The Wildest! and became one of his signature songs. [3]
Keely Smith, Prima's wife at that time, was one of the backup singers on the song. The song had a resurgence in popularity during the swing revival in the late 1990s. [4]
The Brian Setzer Orchestra covered the song on their 1998 album The Dirty Boogie. [5] In 1999, Setzer's cover won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 41st Grammy Awards. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy covered the song on their 2017 album Louie, Louie, Louie album—a tribute to Louis Prima, Louis Jordan, and Louis Armstrong.
"Jump, Jive an' Wail" | |
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Song by Louis Prima | |
from the album The Wildest! | |
Released | 1956 |
"Jump, Jive an' Wail" is a 1956 jazz swing song by Louis Prima. [1] [2] It first appeared on his album The Wildest! and became one of his signature songs. [3]
Keely Smith, Prima's wife at that time, was one of the backup singers on the song. The song had a resurgence in popularity during the swing revival in the late 1990s. [4]
The Brian Setzer Orchestra covered the song on their 1998 album The Dirty Boogie. [5] In 1999, Setzer's cover won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 41st Grammy Awards. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy covered the song on their 2017 album Louie, Louie, Louie album—a tribute to Louis Prima, Louis Jordan, and Louis Armstrong.