tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post8966302630506747452..comments2024-03-25T04:55:45.033-07:00Comments on A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE: RIP: KEELY SMITHUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-55591720099620832782017-12-29T01:27:12.306-08:002017-12-29T01:27:12.306-08:00Keely was one of my favorite singers, male or fema...Keely was one of my favorite singers, male or female. <br />Funny thing, before I found out she had passed (New York Times obit), I had started singing to myself my favorite Keely song, "I Wish You Love," which interestingly is based on a French tune. I've since downloaded a number of Smith's interviews and performances. After she and Prima hit with "That Old Black Magic," in the late '50s, comedians like Bob Hope would don a "Keely" wig and along with another comedian, impersonate the couple. That was how famous Louis Prima and Keely Smith had become. About the only occasion after that where you could see Keely on <br />TV on the Jerry Lewis telethons from Vegas. riverdannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161062344148055428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-14206516474018745712017-12-17T20:50:38.653-08:002017-12-17T20:50:38.653-08:00Oh, how sad. It has only been during this past yea...Oh, how sad. It has only been during this past year that I have come to appreciate Keely, especially the music she made with Louis Prima. The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.com