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Keely Smith
American jazz and popular music singer (1928–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the singer. For the actress also known as Keely Shaye Brosnan, see Keely Shaye Smith.
Dorothy Jacqueline Keely (March 9, 1928[1][note 1][2] – December 16, 2017), professionally known as Keely Smith, was an American jazz and popular music singer, who performed and recorded extensively in the 1950s with then-husband Louis Prima, and throughout the 1960s as a solo artist.[3]
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Keely Smith | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Dorothy Jacqueline Keely |
Born | (1928-03-09)March 9, 1928 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | December 16, 2017(2017-12-16) (aged 89) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1939-2017 |
Labels | Capitol, Dot, Reprise |
Spouse(s) | Matteo Gambardella Jr.
(m. 1947; div. 1950)2 children Bobby Milano
(m. 1975; died 2006) |
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Smith married Prima in 1953. The couple were stars throughout the entertainment business, including stage, television, motion pictures, hit records, and cabaret acts. They won a Grammy in 1959, its inaugural year, for their smash hit, "That Old Black Magic", which remained on the charts for 18 weeks.[4]