Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
#louisprima #nightrain
TONIGHT: Billy Eye interviews trumpeter Tony Horowitz who was recruited for Louis Prima's newly assembled band in 1974, recording, arranging, and touring with Prima, Sam Butera, and Keely Smith.
This insightful interview begins with Tony detailing how Prima created what we know as the Las Vegas lounge act in the 1950s and Prima’s odd travel habits. Adopting a new sound in '74, Prima died tragically just one year after Tony joined the troupe. ALSO: Did you know what John Denver's song 'Leaving On A Jet Plane' was all about?
Night Train! hosted by Billy (Eye) Ingram who talks to the stars of classic television, movies and the heyday of the Las Vegas Strip.
Among a legion of career highlights, Tony Horowitz performed the horn solos heard on the TV show Cheers. This interview was conducted in 2015 for a book I was researching on Dean Martin's girl group, The Golddiggers.
#louisprima #nightrain
TONIGHT: Billy Eye interviews trumpeter Tony Horowitz who was recruited for Louis Prima's newly assembled band in 1974, recording, arranging, and touring with Prima, Sam Butera, and Keely Smith.
This insightful interview begins with Tony detailing how Prima created what we know as the Las Vegas lounge act in the 1950s and Prima’s odd travel habits. Adopting a new sound in '74, Prima died tragically just one year after Tony joined the troupe. ALSO: Did you know what John Denver's song 'Leaving On A Jet Plane' was all about?
Night Train! hosted by Billy (Eye) Ingram who talks to the stars of classic television, movies and the heyday of the Las Vegas Strip.
Among a legion of career highlights, Tony Horowitz performed the horn solos heard on the TV show Cheers. This interview was conducted in 2015 for a book I was researching on Dean Martin's girl group, The Golddiggers.
