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 …

After her parents divorced and her mother remarried Jesse Smith when she was nine years old, she changed her name to Keely Smith after she joined Louis Prima and his band.

Dorothy Jacqueline Keely, professionally known as Keely Smith, was an American jazz and popular music singer, who performed and recorded extensively in the 1950s with then …

Smith’s poker-faced stage persona served as the perfect foil for Prima’s comical boisterousness. Prima and Smith wrote the song “Oh Babe!”, which became a hit in 1950.

Keely Smith was one of the originators of the modern Las Vegas lounge act with her husband, Louis Prima. Together the couple changed the way performances were given on the Strip …

Explore the life, career, and legacy of Keely Smith, the iconic American singer and actress known for her powerful voice and influential collaborations.

Keely Smith could have easily been billed as "The Queen or First Lady of Las Vegas." For nearly half a century, Smith entertained thousands of people visiting the nation's home of gambling …

Oct 20, 2007 · The “Queen of Las Vegas” swing, Keely Smith, is one of the last living legends of the great Rat Pack era of the 1950s and ‘60s. For nearly half a century, the Cherokee-Irish …

Dec 18, 2017 · PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — 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 …

Keely Smith (born Dorothy Jacqueline Keely, March 9, 1932 — December 16, 2017) was a Grammy Award-winning American jazz and popular music singer. She performed and …