Louis Prima Pins and Buttons
Description: "To eat good food is to be close to God." - Primo Big Night is the best food movie of all time. At the heart of this 1996 film is Louis Prima, as brothers Primo & Secondo prepare an after-show meal for the musician and his band after a show... in what they hope will be the biggest night of their small restaurant's life. Art by Laura Sanders.
Description: A bold black and white vintage portrait inspired by the legendary energy of Louis Prima.
Description: Most popular during World War II, Leon & Eddie's (said, but not in the club's signage, with an apostrophe S) was beloved by servicemen. Sailors and soldiers, along with civilians, were invited onstage to play "Boomps-A-Daisy" with the chorus girls, butting their hips together for a cheap thrill. In 1939, Time magazine said of the place, "Its ferocious Apache dance is the next thing to murder, but the crowd really goes to hear Proprietor Eddie Davis, whose smutty jokes and songs like Myrtle Isn't Fertile Any More are subtle as a burglar alarm."
