Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
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"Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody" is a famous medley popularized by Louis Prima that blends two classic songs into a swinging, comedic jazz-pop performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song medley ⓘ |
| arranger |
Louis Prima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sam Butera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Las Vegas lounge scene
ⓘ
Louis Prima stage act ⓘ |
| backingBand | Sam Butera and The Witnesses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
I Ain't Got Nobody (song)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Just a Gigolo (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
novelty song ⓘ pop ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| hasForm | medley ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
big band
ⓘ
lounge ⓘ |
| hasPart |
I Ain't Got Nobody
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Just a Gigolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
loneliness
ⓘ
romantic rejection ⓘ self‑mockery ⓘ |
| influenced | David Lee Roth – Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
call‑and‑response vocals
ⓘ
comic delivery ⓘ scat singing ⓘ up‑tempo swing arrangement ⓘ |
| performanceStyle |
comic jazz‑pop
ⓘ
showband ⓘ |
| performer | Louis Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Louis Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Capitol Records studios, Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| structure | segues from Just a Gigolo into I Ain't Got Nobody ⓘ |
| tempo | up‑tempo ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
drums
ⓘ
piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ upright bass ⓘ |
| usedAs | nightclub performance staple ⓘ |
| vocalist |
Keely Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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