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SeattleVet

(5,479 posts) Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:11 PM Dec 2017

R.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 OP

That was great! Thanks. Lochloosa Dec 2017 #1

loved her..... dhill926 Dec 2017 #2

+1 n/t. rzemanfl Dec 2017 #8

My dad was a big fan of them both nuxvomica Dec 2017 #3

My Dad also had her albums Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #13

Wow, that was GORGEOUS! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2017 #4

... 2naSalit Dec 2017 #5

. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #6

(when I first saw your post, I thought it was Pierce Brosnan's wife...) lastlib Dec 2017 #7

Thank you for posting. Ilsa Dec 2017 #9

They were great and their music still holds up. marble falls Dec 2017 #10

Thats Entertainment!!! Auggie Dec 2017 #11

There are several videos of her from much later... SeattleVet Dec 2017 #12

Lochloosa

(16,068 posts)

1. That was great! Thanks.

Reply to SeattleVet (Original post)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:18 PM

Dec 2017

dhill926

(16,358 posts)

2. loved her.....

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Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:26 PM

Dec 2017

rzemanfl

(29,569 posts)

8. +1 n/t.

Reply to dhill926 (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 05:19 PM

Dec 2017

nuxvomica

(12,445 posts)

3. My dad was a big fan of them both

Reply to SeattleVet (Original post)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:28 PM

Dec 2017

That's a fun video. Thanks for posting.

Rhiannon12866

(206,072 posts)

13. My Dad also had her albums

Reply to nuxvomica (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 05:22 AM

Dec 2017

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,715 posts)

4. Wow, that was GORGEOUS!

Reply to SeattleVet (Original post)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:38 PM

Dec 2017

I remember them...

RIP, Keely...

2naSalit

(86,798 posts)

5. ...

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Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:38 PM

Dec 2017

Susan Calvin

(1,649 posts)

6. .

Reply to SeattleVet (Original post)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 05:00 PM

Dec 2017

https://m.

lastlib

(23,290 posts)

7. (when I first saw your post, I thought it was Pierce Brosnan's wife...)

Reply to SeattleVet (Original post)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 05:12 PM

Dec 2017

...different person...

Ilsa

(61,698 posts)

9. Thank you for posting.

Reply to SeattleVet (Original post)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 05:38 PM

Dec 2017

Great voice and performer.

marble falls

(57,246 posts)

10. They were great and their music still holds up.

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Sun Dec 17, 2017, 05:46 PM

Dec 2017

Auggie

(31,193 posts)

11. Thats Entertainment!!!

Reply to SeattleVet (Original post)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 06:00 PM

Dec 2017

I miss that stuff a lot ...

SeattleVet

(5,479 posts)

12. There are several videos of her from much later...

Reply to SeattleVet (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:57 AM

Dec 2017

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.

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