The Intimate Keely Smith

Keely Smith spent the 1950s in the shadow of her husband, Louis Prima. Both Smith and Prima were supremely talented for different reasons. Prima was a natural showman, a terrific musician and a high-energy R&B crooner. But Smith was the better vocalist. As Prima's straight-faced sidekick, Smith often joined him in a comedic duet. When she did, she'd alw…