The Manuelo Tarantel
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The Manuelo Tarantel is an Italian-American song recorded in November 1949 by Louis Prima
. It was originally recorded on Mercury 78 RPM Single 5339. It can now be found on the compilation CD "Beepin' & Boppin'" released May 18th, 1999.
The tempo is lively and upbeat. The song tells a story of a small, hard-working Italian village. Every saturday night they have a dance in the town square and they wait for Manuelo to show up for the party to begin. According the good humored lyrics: "He won't dance with a single girl, only the married ones".
Louis Prima
Louis Prima was a Sicilian American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece 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...
. It was originally recorded on Mercury 78 RPM Single 5339. It can now be found on the compilation CD "Beepin' & Boppin'" released May 18th, 1999.
The tempo is lively and upbeat. The song tells a story of a small, hard-working Italian village. Every saturday night they have a dance in the town square and they wait for Manuelo to show up for the party to begin. According the good humored lyrics: "He won't dance with a single girl, only the married ones".
External links
- http://www.louisprima.com/images/NEWUpdatedPrimaDiscography.doc