Jazz

Jazz Articles about Keely Smith

Of all the great American female singers, Keely Smith may be the most naturally gifted. The instrument, the technique, the sense of melodic line all invite the closest analysis and emulation--simply ...
Jazz

Keely Smith: The Essential Capitol Collection

All The Things You Are; It's Been A Long, Long Time; That Old Black Magic (with Louis Prima); Stormy Weather; S'posin; Fools Rush In; The Song Is You; How Are Ya' Fixed For Love? (with Frank Sinatra); ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Louis and Keely’ releases cast album, contemplates future plans

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The little musical that could, ‘Louis and Keely: Live at the Sahara’ has ...
Variety

Keely Smith, Jazz and Pop Singer, Dies at 89

Keely Smith, the Grammy winning singer known for her solo recordings of jazz standards as well as her partnership with her first husband, Louis Prima, died Dec. 16 in Palm Springs, Calif. She was 89 ...
WRAL

Keely Smith, Torch Singer With a Deadpan Role, Is Dead at 89

Keely Smith, a smoky-voiced singer with a pageboy bob who emerged in the early 1950s as the deadpan half of a Grammy Award-winning lounge act with Louis Prima, the ebullient, frenzied bandleader who ...
Times Argus

Jazz, pop singer Keely Smith dies of heart failure at 89

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Keely Smith, a pop and jazz singer known for her solo recordings of jazz standards as well as her musical partnership with Louis Prima, has died of apparent heart failure in ...