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Keely Smith

1928 - 2017

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Dorothy Jacqueline Keely (March 9, 1928 – December 16, 2017), professionally known as Keely Smith, was an American jazz and popular music singer, who performed and recorded extensively in the 1950s with then-husband Louis Prima, and throughout the 1960s as a solo artist. Smith married Prima in 1953. The couple were stars throughout the entertainment business, including stage, television, motion pictures, hit records, and cabaret acts. They won a Grammy in 1959, its inaugural year, for their smash hit, "That Old Black Magic", which remained on the charts for 18 weeks. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Keely Smith is the 2,524th most popular singer (down from 2,407th in 2024), the 13,615th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,067th in 2019) and the 713th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Keely Smith ranks 2,524 out of 4,381. Before her are Aida Garifullina, Carrie Underwood, Daya, Miss Kittin, Agnes Carlsson, and Edsilia Rombley. After her are Tatiana Bulanova, David Allan Coe, Ahlam, Katrina Leskanich, Nora Bayes, and Bappi Lahiri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Keely Smith ranks 580. Before her are June Maston, William Kennedy, Jimmy Dean, Joseph Bernardin, Gerhard Weinberg, and Philip Levine. After her are Barbara Nichols, Vince Edwards, Malachi Throne, Jackie Mason, Reubin Askew, and Yvette Vickers. Among people deceased in 2017, Keely Smith ranks 619. Before her are Nat Hentoff, Leo Peelen, George Avakian, Muhal Richard Abrams, Geri Allen, and Janusz Wójcik. After her are Anne Jeffreys, Ian Stewart, Robert Osborne, Gulmurod Khalimov, Steffi Martin, and Mikhail Tolstykh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Keely Smith ranks 13,619 out of 20,380. Before her are Kevin Martin (1983), Ron Simmons (1958), Jay Mohr (1970), Kathryn P. Hire (1959), Natalie Schafer (1900), and Oscar Micheaux (1884). After her are Frank Loesser (1910), Barbara Bennett (1906), Tom Irwin (1956), Mario (1986), Jon Lee Anderson (1957), and Kim Wayans (1961).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Keely Smith ranks 713. Before her are Future (1983), Josh Groban (1981), Kitty Kallen (1921), Bob Crosby (1913), Carrie Underwood (1983), and Daya (1998). After her are David Allan Coe (1939), Katrina Leskanich (1960), Nora Bayes (1880), Bobby Bare (1935), YNW Melly (1999), and Melba Moore (1940).

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