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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsR.I.P. Keely Smith...
What an amazing vocalist. She and Louis Prima always did a great show.
Obit in The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/dec/17/keely-smith-obituary
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R.I.P. Keely Smith... (Original Post)
SeattleVet
Dec 2017
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Lochloosa
(16,073 posts)1. That was great! Thanks.
dhill926
(16,372 posts)2. loved her.....
nuxvomica
(12,451 posts)3. My dad was a big fan of them both
That's a fun video. Thanks for posting.
Rhiannon12866
(206,258 posts)13. My Dad also had her albums
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,735 posts)4. Wow, that was GORGEOUS!
I remember them...
RIP, Keely...
2naSalit
(86,834 posts)5. ...
Susan Calvin
(1,650 posts)6. .
lastlib
(23,321 posts)7. (when I first saw your post, I thought it was Pierce Brosnan's wife...)
...different person...
Ilsa
(61,705 posts)9. Thank you for posting.
Great voice and performer.
marble falls
(57,350 posts)10. They were great and their music still holds up.
Auggie
(31,207 posts)11. Thats Entertainment!!!
I miss that stuff a lot ...
SeattleVet
(5,480 posts)12. There are several videos of her from much later...
still a major talent. Her voice held, and she did something that you rarely see any singer do today - she could just stand there and sing! She let the words and music do the magic, with no need for pyrotechnics, background dancers, and the rest.