Louis leo prima december 7, 1910 august 24, 1978 was an italian american singer, actor, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. Some of phil harriss most popular songs include i wanna be like you the monkey song, which was featured in the aquarius soundtruck, and i wanna be like you the monkey song from the jungle book, featured in the love island uk soundtruck. Download louis prima i wanna be like you from the jungle book sheet music notes and printable pdf score arranged for piano, vocal. Now im the king of the swingersoh, the jungle vipive reached the top. Music by phil harris has been featured in the love island uk soundtrack. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. I wanna be like you king louis monkey song the jungle book lyrics. Tranposable music notes for pianovocalguitar piano accompaniment sheet music by louis prima robert b. It sounds like cee lo, but when the sicilian american singer louis prima recorded the monkey song in 1967, for the walt disneys animated movie the jungle book, cee lo was not even born yet.
Rent louis prima movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Pat omalleybruce reithermanverna feltonclint howardchad stuartlord. Directed by wolfgang reitherman, james algar, jack kinney. Rent louis prima movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray dvd. Louis prima s final movie gig was as the voice of king louie in the 1967 disney animated feature the jungle book. Those whove seen disneys 1967 animated movie, the jungle book, will recognise louis prima s husky, elastic voice, even if theyre not remotely familiar with his name or face. The songs were composed by talented musicians such as george bruns, j.
The song was written by songwriters robert and richard sherman, and was performed by singer and musician louis prima as kin. The jungle book, the soundtrack to the eponymous disney film, has been released in three. Listen to your favorite songs from the jungle book by various artists now. Piano chords only, lyrics and melody may be included. Originally released in august 1967 st3948ster3948 with a glossy booklet, outside record pocket with black and white back cover pictures and purple labels.
King louie is a fictional character introduced in walt disneys 1967 animated musical film, the jungle book. His older brother leon took up trumpet while louis was still quite young, and he soon followed in his brothers footsteps. Phil harris baloo, sebastian cabot, louis prima, george sanders, sterling holloway, j. Louis prima i wanna be like you the monkey song, 1967. The jungle book was such a huge success in 1967, right after walt disneys death and when the studio was in a creative low, that a sequel was considered an an lps worth of songs called more jungle book was put out into the market to see how it would do. Prima s and keely smiths rendition of that old black magic was also the. George sanders shere khan voice, louis prima king louie voice, verna felton elephant. With phil harris, sebastian cabot, louis prima, bruce reitherman. Louis prima the wildest 1956 01 just a gigoloi aint got nobody 4. I wanna be like you the monkey song is a song from walt disneys 1967 film the jungle book.
The jungle book is a 1967 animated feature film, released on october 18, 1967. Louis prima and bruce reitherman in the jungle book 1967. Filmthe jungle book, 1967musicienslouis prima, phil harris, bruce reitherman. The jungle book original soundtrack english version is an english album released in 2006. From 1948 through 1962, prima was married to vocalist keely smith, who dueted with louis on several hit records, the most popular of which was that old black magic. Louis prima, phil harris, bruce reitherman i wanna be like you. Rare footage of louis prima and the story behind the song, i wanna be like you. Louis was honored on the grammy awards telecast in february, 2008 with a special tribute to the 50th anniversary of his receipt of the first grammy for his recording of that old black magic. Download and print i wanna be like you from the jungle book piano sheet music by louis prima. Phil harris, sebastian cabot, louis prima, george sanders, sterling holloway. Download and print i wanna be like you from the jungle book sheet music for piano solo chords, lyrics, melody by louis prima. He took violin lessons as a youth, but switched to trumpet at age 15 when his older brother went out on tour with a band and left a spare instrument behind. The jungle book by various artists on amazon music unlimited. The jungle book is one of the works for which rudyard kipling is.
With phil harris, sebastian cabot, louis prima, bruce. Jul 21, 2020 louis prima december 7, 1910 august 24, 1978 was born into a musical family in new orleans. However, they do have several characters in common. The jungle book i wanna be like you wlyrics youtube. The jungle book 1967 download full new cinema musical. For disney, he is best known for having been the original voice of king louie in the jungle book. Aug 27, 2002 louis leo prima december 7, 1910 august 24, 1978 was an american singer, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. Bagheera the panther and baloo the bear have a difficult. Louis prima i wanna be like you the monkey song dj e. A tireless showman and an underrated musical talent, louis prima swung his way to icon status thanks to an irresistible, infectious sound whose appeal translated across generations.
Prima i wanna be like you from the jungle book sheet. Following his death, he was interred at metairie cemetery in new orleans, louisiana, in a gray marble crypt topped by a figure of gabriel. The jungle book original motion picture soundtrack walt disney records. Louis prima december 7, 1910 august 24, 1978 was born into a musical family in new orleans. Already a celebrated swing singer and orchestra conductor, louis prima added his signature voice to memorable songs from the jungle book 1967 such as i wanna be like you the monkey song. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. The jungle book soundtrack is, quite simply, the most amazing disney soundtrack ive ever heard. Unlike the majority of the adapted characters in the film, louie was not featured in rudyard kiplings original works. The movie remains one of disneys 19th animated most popular movie, and contained a number of classic songs, including the bare. Learn more about louis prima at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in the big lebowski 3. Louis prima december 7, 1910 august 24, 1978 was an american singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter.
The jungle book original soundtrack english version songs. Pat omalley colonel hathi buzzie voice, phil harris baloo voice, verna felton elephant voice, louis prima king louie voice, sebastian cabot. Louis prima i wanna be like you from the jungle book sheet. Oct 18, 2019 this is the ending of walt disneys final feature film in his lifetime, the jungle book. The jungle book the boy mowgli makes his way to the manvillage with bagheera, the wise panther. Born in new orleans french quarter, louis prima longed to play jazz. Louis leo prima december 7, 1910 august 24, 1978 was an american singer, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. Download louis prima i wanna be like you from the jungle book sheet music notes and printable pdf score arranged for piano chordslyrics. Louis prima i wanna be like you from the jungle book. Choose from louis prima sheet music for such popular songs as a sunday kind of love, i wanna be like you, and sing, sing, sing.
Download louis prima i wanna be like you from the jungle book sheet music and printable pdf music notes. Louis prima the jungle book jim cummings talespin, the jungle book groove party, jungle cubs as an adult jason marsden jungle cubs season 1 cree summer jungle cubs season 2 christopher walken 2016 liveaction film inuniverse. Louis leo prima was an american singer, actor, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. He also recorded the 1974 concept album lets hear it for robin hood, in response to the fact that he was not given a part in robin hood. Music notes for piano chordslyrics sheet music by louis prima robert b. Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll rating. King louie was portrayed as an orangutan who was the leader of the other jungle primates, and who attempted to gain knowledge of fire from mowgli, in order to become more. He played in clubs like the famous door in the 1930s, and by the time the 1940s rolled around, prima and his. As a fan of the movie, i was astounded by the music, which is a mixture of oldfashioned classical and jazz music. Full movie streaming the jungle book in top video format. Print and download i wanna be like you from the jungle book sheet music. Sales were poor so the idea of jungle book 2 was dropped.
His family emigrated from sicily, italy, and after a brief stay in argentina settled in the united states. Along the way he meets jazzy king louie, the hypnotic snake kaa and the lovable, happygolucky bear baloo, who teaches mowgli the bare necessities of life and the true meaning of friendship. Xyp cover of louis primas i wanna be like you whosampled. Learn children score for piano chordslyrics by louis prima in minutes. Phil harris, sebastian cabot, louis prima, george sanders, sterling holloway walt disney presents the story and songs of the jungle book. Popular jazz and swing performer louis prima was cast as king louie, based on the. After jungle book, the next disney animated feature was the aristocats 1970. Learn the story click through below to learn how louis prima became king louie. Bandleader louis prima would have turned 100 years old this month. Labeling problem wrong title or summary, or episode out of order video problem blurry, cuts out, or looks strange in some way sound problem hard to hear, not matched with video, or missing in some parts subtitles or captions problem missing, hard to read, not matched with sound, misspellings, or poor translations buffering or connection problem frequent rebuffering, playback wont start, or. Phil harrissebastian cabot louis prima george sanderssterling hollowayj.
If you loved jungle book, and king louie, give a listen to louis prima. It was inspired by the stories about the feral child mowgli from the book of the same name by rudyard kipling. Download or listen to sound clips of lines and sound fx sampled from the movie the jungle book. Milt kahl, frank thomas, john lounsbery, and walt disney. His older brother leon was a well regarded local bandleader. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. I wanna be like you from the jungle book by louis prima. While rooted in new orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, prima touched on various genres throughout his career. Intro bodoppadepedebade verse 1 now im the king of swingers, oh the.
Louis prima director wolfgang reitherman screenwriter larry clemmons ralph wright. Disney fittingly turned him into a jovial primate for the jungle book in 1967, david lee roth did a notefornote cover of just a gigoloi aint got nobody in 1985 and most recently, brian setzer and other swing revivalists have used his sound as a template. It is highly recommanded, for disney fans, to own this soundtrack, for it not only contains the hit songs that made the movie a success, but it also includes a couple of unreleased hits, two demos, and a 12minute. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his sevenpiece new orleans style jazz band in the 1920s, then successively leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a vegas lounge act in the 1950s, and a poprock band in the 1960s. There are a total of 21 songs in the jungle book original soundtrack english version. He was the voice of king louie in disneys the jungle book. A lot of people believe that the soundtrack for the jungle book is most definitely pure disney magic. Louis prima born december 7, 1910, new orleans, louisiana, usa died august 24, 1978, new orleans, louisiana, usa was an american trumpet player, singer and bandleader. Many of you know his voice from the 1967 disney movie, the jungle book.
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