Lou Monte
Nom de naissance | Louis Scaglione |
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Naissance |
Manhattan, New York |
Décès |
(à 72 ans) Fort Lauderdale, Floride |
Genre musical | swing, jazz |
Instruments | guitare |
Années actives | 1954 à 1981 |
Lou Monte (de son vrai nom Louis Scaglione) est un chanteur et guitariste de jazz Italo-Américain né le à Manhattan (New York) et mort le à Fort Lauderdale en Floride.
Monte est connu pour avoir été "The King of Italian-American Hit Records", littéralement "Le Roi des Hits Italo-Américains". Sa famille, émigrée de Calabre, s'était installée dans le New Jersey. La plupart de ses chansons étaient chantées en napolitain, calabrais et sicilien, puis littéralement retranscrites en Anglais et inversement.
Biographie
[modifier | modifier le code]Discographie
[modifier | modifier le code]Singles
[modifier | modifier le code]- 1953 - Jealous of You / Angelina
- 1953 - A Baby Cried / One Moment More
- 1954 - Darktown Strutters Ball / I Know How You Feel
- 1954 - Somewhere There Is Someone / Won't You Forgive Me
- 1954 - Chain Reaction / Vera's Veranda
- 1954 - Italian Huckle-Buck / Just Like Before
- 1954 - When I Hold You In My Arms / In My Dreams
- 1954 - Cats Whiskers / Roulette
- 1955 - How Important Can It Be / Truly Yours
- 1955 - The Italian Wallflower / Dream Boat
- 1955 - Bella Notte / With You Beside Me
- 1955 - Yaller Yaller Gold / King Of The River
- 1955 - Tombolee Tombola / Rosina
- 1955 - Santo Natale / Italian Jingle Bells
- 1955/60 - The Long Way / Repeat These Words After Me
- 1956 - Nina, The Queen of the Teeners / Pony Tail
- 1956 - If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked A Cake / Ask Your Heart
- 1956 - Elvis Presley For President / If I Was A Millionaire
- 1956 - Roman Guitar / Some Cloud Above
- 1957 - Calypso Italiano / Someone Else Is Taking You Home
- 1957 - Musica Bella / The Wife
- 1957 - Ha! Ha! Ha! / Round and Round My Heart
- 1958 - Lazy Mary / Angelique
- 1958 - Eh Marie, Eh Marie / Sheik of Araby
- 1958 - Marianna / Strada 'Nfosa
- 1958 - Skinny Lena / Where Do You Work Marie
- 1959 - Pizza boy-U.S.A. / The Italian Cowboy Song
- 1959 - The Angel in The Fountain / Solo Per Te
- 1959 - Pistol Packin` Mama / Have Another
- 1959 - All Because it's Christmas / Santa Nicola
- 1960 - Remember This Gumba / Guarda Che Luna
- 1960 - Darktown Strutters’ Ball / Half A Love
- 1960 - Bim Bam Bu / Oh, Oh, Rosie
- 1960 - The Huckle-Buck / Always You
- 1960 - Dominick The Italian Christmas Donkey / Christmas at Our House
- 1960-61 - The Three Italian Bears / Come Prima*
- 1961 - A Good Man is Hard to Find / Sixteen Tons
- 1961 - Oh! My Pa-Pa, O Mio Papa / Tici Ti Tici To Tici Ta
- 1961 - The Sheriff Of Sicily / Katareena
- 1962 - Pepino The Italian Mouse / What Did Washington Say (When he Crossed The Delaware)
- 1962 - Twist Italiano / Oh Tessie
- 1962 - Please Mr. Columbus (Turn the Ship Around) / Addio, Addio
- 1963 - Down Little Doggie / La Luna Si Cuole Sposare
- 1963 - Pepino’s Friend Pasqual (The Italian Pussy-Cat) / I Like You, You Like Me, Eh Paisan
- 1963 - Bossa Nova Italiano / Limbo Italiano
- 1963 - Paulucci / You're So Smart, You’re So Smart, Eh Papa
- 1963 - Who Stole My Provolone / Hootennany Italian Style
- 1964 - A Baby Cried / Rooster And The Hen
- 1964 - Hello Dolly / Jungle Louie
- 1964 - Too Fat Polka / You're So Bella Isabella
- 1964 - I Want To Hold Your Hand (Italian Style) / My Paisan's Across The Way
- 1965 - Six O'Clock Supper / Mama Get The Hammer
- 1965 - Oh Lonesome Me / Paul Revere's Horse
- 1965 - I Know How You Feel / Mixed Up Bull From Palermo
- 1965 - No, No Don’t Cry, My Love / Don’t Wish Your Heartbreak On Me
- 1966 - Cheech the Cat / Makin' Whoopee
- 1966 - Seventeen / Oh How I Miss You Tonight
- 1967 - There'll Be Some Changes Made / When You Get What You Want
- 1967 - Digga Digga Baby / A Girl, A Girl
- 1967 - I Don't Play With Matches Anymore / All For The Kids*
- 1968 - My Wife, The Dancer / Leaky Gondola
- 1969 - Goombar Custer’s Last Stand / Tattooed Susie
- 1972 - I Really Don't Want To Know / I Have An Angel In Heaven
- 1972 - She's Got To Be A Saint /
- 1976 - Paul Revere's Horse / Jerusalem, Jerusalem
- 1977 - Crabs Walk Sideways / Nicolina
- 1981 - Shadda Up You Face / Lazy Mary
(*)Uniquement pour les radios, à titre promotionnel.
EP
[modifier | modifier le code]Lou Monte Sings for You (196x) RCA Victor EPA-4177
- Lazy Mary
- Don't Say Forever
- Mama
- Just Say I Love Her
Lazy Mary (196x) RCA Victor EPA-5105
- Darktown Strutters Ball
- Lazy Mary
- Eh, Marie! Eh, Marie!
- Italian Huckle Buck
Lou Monte Darktown Strutters Ball RCA Victor EPA-568
- A Baby Cried
- One Moment Please
- Darktown Strutters Ball
- Won't You Forgive Me
Pepino, the Italian Mouse & Other Italian Fun Songs (1961) Reprise # R-6058 EP
- Pepino the Italian Mouse
- Twist Italiano
- What did Washington Say
- Please Mr. Columbus (Turn The Ship Around)
- A Good Man is Hard to Find
- Mala Femmena
- Show Me the Way to Go Home
Albums
[modifier | modifier le code]Here's Lou Monte (1958) RCA CAMDEN Cal-455
- Tombolee Tombola
- Bella Notte
- Rosina! (The Menu Song)
- Angelina
- I've Got A Crush On You
- Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
- Fascinating Rhythm
- Mine
- Jealous Of You (Tango della Gelosia)
- A Baby Cried
Lou Monte Sings for You (1958) RCA Victor LPM 1651
- Lazy Mary (Luna Mezza Mare)
- Don't Say Forever (O sole mio)
- Just Say I Love Her
- When I Hold You In My Arms
- I Have But One Heart
- Darktown Strutters Ball (Italian Style)
- Mama(Mamma)
- Tango Of Roses (Tango del Rosa)
- Now Is The Time (Torna a Surriento)
- Roman Guitar (Chitarra Romana)
- Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget)
- Italian Huckle-Buck (The Huckle Buck)
Lou Monte Sings Songs for Pizza Lovers (1958) RCA Victor LPM-1877
- The Sheik Of Araby (Italian Style)
- Jealous Of You (Tango Della Gelosia)
- Bony Lena
- Calypso Italiano
- If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake (Italian Style)
- Ha! Ha! Ha! (Cha lla La!)
- Eh, Marie! Eh, Marie!
- The Wife (La Mogliera)
- Musica Bella (The Beautiful Music Of Love)
- Angelique
- Round And Round My Heart
- Italian Jingle Bells
Italian House Party (1959) RCA Victor LPM 1976
- Hey Gumbaree (Bibadee Bobadee Bu)
- Tell Me You're Mine
- Where Do You Work Marie
- Senza Mama E Nnammurata!
- Solo Perte (Only for You)
- Pizza Boy USA
- The Italian Cowboy Song
- The Angel In The Fountain
- Skinny Lena
- Strada 'Nfosa
- Marianna
- Bella Donna
Italiano USA (1960) Roulette R-25126 / SR-25126
- The Huckle-Buck (Italian Style)
- Always You
- Stella D'Amore (Star Of Love)
- Rag Mop
- Half A Love
- Bim Bam Bu (Fruit Store Man)
- Music Goes 'Round And Round
- Tango Della Gelosia
- Innamorata (Sweetheart) from the Paramount film "Artistes et Modèles"*
- (The New) Darktown Strutters' Ball (Italian Style)
- Dawn Of Love (L'Edera)
- Lazy River (Italian Style)
Lou Monte Sings the Great Italian American Hits (1961) Reprise R-6005 / R9-6005
- That's Amore
- Sixteen Tons
- Sorrento
- Volare
- Abbracciami
- I'm Walkin'
- A Good Man Is Hard To Find
- Chitarra Romana (Roman Guitars)
- O Sole Mio
- Luna Luna Luna Lu
- Via Veneto
- Comm'e Bella A Stagione (When I Hold You In My Arms)
Lou Monte Live!!! In Person (1962) Reprise R-6014 / R9-6014
- Just Say I Love Her
- Darktown Strutters Ball
- Roman Guitars (Chitarra Romana)
- Sheik Of Napoli (Sheik of Napoli)
- Lazy Mary
- Mama
- Eh Marie, Eh Marie
- Mala Femina
- Self - Portrait of Lou Monte at Home
- 16 Tons
- When I Lost You
- Skinny Lena
- Sorrento
Pepino, the Italian Mouse & Other Italian Fun Songs (1962) Reprise R-6058 LP
- Pepino, the Italian Mouse
- Calypso Italiano
- Oh Tessie
- Tici Ti-Tica To-Tici Ta
- Show Me the Way to Go Home
- What did Washington Say (When He Crossed The Delaware)
- Please Mr. Columbus (Turn The Ship Around)
- A Good Man is Hard to Find
- Eh Marie, Eh Marie
- Sixteen Tons
- Mala Femmena
- Twist Italiano
Spotlight on Lou Monte & Botti-Endor Quartet (1962) SDLP-149 Stereo Spectrum Records / Design Records
- Oh Mari, O' Sole Mio, Oh Mari
- Tell You What I'm Gonna Do
- Oh Baby Kiss Me
- Yesterday's Memories
- Pullechinella
- Americano
- You're Welcome
- Ciao Capri
- If I Could Know
- Funiculi Funicula, Marenariello, Funiculi Funicula
More Italian Fun Songs From Lou Monte & The Gang (1963) Reprise R-6099 / R9-6099
- Pepino's Friend Pasqual (The Italian Pussy-Cat)
- La Luna Si Vuole Sposare
- Pepino's Cha Cha
- Tell Me That You Love Me (Parlami D'Amore Mariu)
- I Like You You Like Me Eh Paisan
- Paulucci (The Italian Parrot)
- Bossa Nova Italiano
- You're So Smart, You're So Smart, Eh Papa
- Arrivederci, Roma
- Tijuana Italiano
- Oh! My Pa-Pa O Mio Papa
- Limbo Italiano
Lou Monte's Golden Hits (1964) Reprise R-6118 / RS-6118
- Lazy Mary (Luna Mezzo Mare) (LIVE)
- Roman Guitar (Chitarra Romana)
- Pepino The Italian Mouse
- Mama (LIVE)
- Darktown Strutters Ball (LIVE)
- Please Mr. Columbus (Turn The Ship Around)
- The Shiek of Araby (LIVE)
- When I Hold You In My Arms (Comm'a Bella'a Stagione)
- Eh Marie, Eh Marie (LIVE)
- Pepino's Friend Pasqual
- Mala Femmena (LIVE)
- What Did Washington Say
The Mixed-Up Bull from Palermo (1965) Reprise R/RS-6155
- The Mixed Up Bull From Palermo
- Think It Over
- My Paisan's Across The Way
- Hootennany Italian Style
- I Know How You Feel
- Skinny Lena
- Hello Dolly (Italian Style)
- You're So Bella, Isabella
- Jungle Louie (The Italian Tarzan)
- Too Fat Polka (Italian Style)
- Who Stole My Provolone
- Down Little Doggie
The Best of Lou Monte (1966) RCA Victor LPM 3672 / LSP 3672
- The Darktown Strutters Ball
- Italian Huckle Buck
- Roman Guitars
- Lazy Mary
- Eh Marie, Eh Marie
- The Shiek of Araby
- Just Say I Love Her
- Hey Gumbaree(Bibadee Bobadee Bu)
- When I Hold You In My Arms (Comm'a Bella'a Stagione)
- Skinny Lena
- Calypso Italiano
Lou Monte Sings Good Time Songs (1967) RCA Victor LPM-3705 /LSP-3705
- Oh How I Miss You Tonight
- By The Light of The Silvery Moon
- The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart
- Wedding Bells Are Breaking up That Old Gang Of Mine
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
- Let The Rest Of The World Go By
- When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New
- What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
- Maybe
- Are You Lonesome Tonight
- That Old Gang Of Mine
- Who's Sorry Now
Lou Monte, Fun Italian Style (197X) Tele House CD-2046 (2 LP set)
- Disque 1
- Pepino the Italian Mouse
- Eh Marie, Eh Marie
- Sixteen Tons
- Hello Dolly
- Too Fat Polka
- Jungle Louie
- Lazy Mary
- The Sheik of Napoli
- My Paisans Across The Way
- Bossa Nova Italiano
- What Did Washington Say (When He Crossed The Delaware)
- Pepino's Cha Cha Cha
- That's Amore
- Disque 2
- Darktown Strutters Ball
- Calypso Italiano
- Paulucci (The Italian Parrot)
- Twist Italiano
- Hootenanny Italian Style
- Tijuana Italiano
- A Good Man is Hard To Find
- Skinny Lena
- I'm Walking
- Think it Over
- Oh TessieTake
- Please Mr. Columbus (Turn The Ship Around)
- Pepino's Friend Pasqual (The Italian Pussy-Cat)
Lou Monte Discovers America (1976) Tele House CDS-1
- Paul Revere's Horse
- What Did Washington Say
- Please Mr. Columbus
- Skinny Lena
- Nicolena
- Heart of My Heart
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon
- Who's Sorry Now
- That Old Gang of Mine
- Oh How I Miss You Tonight
- Maybe
- Let the Rest of the World Go By
Lou Monte's Greatest Hits (1977) Laurie Records LES-4005
- Peppino, Jealous of You
- The Sheik of Napoli
- Paul Revere's Horse
- Mama
- Lazy Mary
- Skinny Lena
- Jerusalem, Jerusalem
- Nicolena
- Crabs Walk Sideways
- In My Own Little Way I Pray
- Darktown Strutter's Ball
Shaddap You Face (1981) AFE Records AFE-7500
- Shaddap You Face
- Skinny Lena
- Babalucci
- Mama
- Pepino the Italian Mouse
- Darktown Strutters Ball
- Lazy Mary
- Nicolina
- Jealous of You
- The Sheik of Araby
Pepino Meets Babalucci (198?) LSFD Records
- Babalucci
- Shaddap You Face
- Pepino the Italian Mouse
- Nicolina
- Skinny Lena
- Lazy Mary
- Angel in Heaven
- She's Got to Be a Saint
- Mama
- Mala Femina
- Jealous of You
- Bella Notta
CD
[modifier | modifier le code]Here's Lou Monte (CD) (1997) BMG/Special Music # CDA1-0455 (RCA Victor ré-édition de l'album du même nom)
The Very Best Of Lou Monte (1997) Taragon Records BMG Special Products (RCA Victor ré-édition) TARCD-1030 DRC1-1428
Lou Monte Sings Songs for Pizza Lovers/Lou Monte Sings for You (1999) Collectable Records Corp. BMG Special Products (RCA Victor ré-édition) COL-CD-2745 DRC1 2333 Chansons de l'album "Songs For Pizza Lovers" édité à l'origine par RCA en 1958)
(L'album "Lou Monte Sings for You" était à l'origine édité par RCA en 1958)
Lou Monte The Best Of RCA VICTOR Recordings (2003) Taragon Records BMG Special Products (RCA Victor ré-édition) TARCD-1101 DRC23075
Lou Monte's Golden Hits (2004) Collector COL-CD-6156 (Ré-édition de l'album du même nom)
The Mixed Up Bull From Palermo And Other Italian Fun Songs (2004) Édition collector COL 6716 (Ré-édition de l'album du même nom)
Lou Monte Sings for Your...Again (2002) Ronray Records*
- Pepino the Italian Mouse
- She's Got To Be A Saint
- Nicolina
- I Have An Angel In Heaven
- Lazy Mary
- An Old Fashioned Girl
- Cathedral Town
- Skinny Lena
- I Really Don't Want To Know
- Fascinating Rhythm
- I've Got A Crush On You
- Sheik Of Araby
- The Darktown Strutters Ball
Lou Monte's Greatest Hits Part 2 (2007) Ronray Records*
- Shaddap You Face
- Lazy Mary
- The Sheik of Napoli
- Darktown Strutters Ball
- Jerusalem, Jerusalem
- Babalucci
- Mrs. Brown’s Donkey (never before released)
- Darktown Disco
- The Sheik Disco
- In My Own Little Way
Plus 6 morceaux en bonus.
Liens externes
[modifier | modifier le code]- Naissance en avril 1917
- Naissance à Manhattan
- Décès en juin 1989
- Décès à Fort Lauderdale
- Décès à 72 ans
- Guitariste américain de jazz
- Chanteur américain de jazz
- Chanteur italien de jazz
- Guitariste italien de jazz
- Artiste de RCA Victor
- Artiste de Reprise Records
- Artiste de Jubilee Records
- Artiste de Laurie Records