Keely Smith in the entertainment media: six or seven decades of swing

Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile 

Jazz singer Keely Smith was best known for her performances in Las Vegas with Louis Prima in the 1950s but continued to record and perform into her late seventies. This presentation will examine media coverage of her career, her life and the communities she engaged with to round out a portrait of a talented musician and reflect on ways the entertainment media capitalized on her success.

Biographies