voc, 1941-2013 US, New Jersey
Singer of Jazz and Pop
Gia Maione Prima (May 20, 1941 – September 23, 2013) was an American singer and wife of singer Louis Prima.Born in Roebling, New Jersey, Maione was a 1959 graduate of Toms River High School (now known as Toms River High School South). She first gained notice in 1962, when she was signed to sing lead female vocals for Prima and his band. Prima had divorced Keely Smith, his former lead vocalist, the year before. Smith left the orchestra, creating the opening that Maione filled.In 2004, Gia Maione was inducted into the Toms River Schools Hall of Fame.Maione died on September 23, 2013 in Florida.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Let's Fly With Mary Poppins | Louis Prima / Gia Maione | 1998 | Album |
The Wildest '75 | Louis Prima, Gia Maione, Sam Butera And The Witnesses | 1975 | Album |
The New Sounds Of The Louis Prima Show | Louis Prima, Sam Butera And The Witnesses, Gia Maione, Little Richie Varola | 1968 | Album |
Chim Chim Cheree / Jolly Holiday | Louis Prima & Gia Maione | 1965 | Single |
Supercalifragilistic-Espiralidoso / Jolly Holiday | Louis Prima & Gia Maione | 1965 | Single |
See That You're Born An Italian | Louis Prima And Gia Maione With Sam Butera And The Witnesses And The Melchionne Singers | 1965 | Single |
This Is Gia | Gia Maione | 1965 | Single |
This Is ..... Gia | Gia Maione | 1965 | Album |
Robin Hood / Angelina | Louis Prima With Gia Maione, Sam Butera And The Witnesses | 1964 | Single |
I've Got A Crush On You / Find Yourself Another Girl | Gia Maione | 1964 | Single |
The King Of Clubs | Louis Prima with Gia Maione and Sam Butera And The Witnesses | 1964 | Album |
King Of Clubs | Louis Prima, Gia Maione, Sam Butera | 1964 | Single |
Solitude | Louis Prima with Gia Maione, Sam Butera And The Witnesses | 1964 | Single |
You'll Never Get Away | Louis Prima & Gia Maione | 1963 | Single |
Little Sir Echo / Imagination | Gia Maione | 1963 | Single |
On The Other Side Of Tears / Please Don't Knock On My Heart | Gia Maione | 1963 | Single |
Angelina / Robin Hood | Louis Prima With Gia Maione And Sam Butera And The Witnesses | 1963 | Single |
Prima Show In The Casbar | Louis Prima With Gia Maione & Sam Butera And The Witnesses | 1963 | Album |
Sunday Lover | Gia Maione With Louis Prima, Sam Butera And The Witnesses | 1963 | Single |
The Navy Swings With Louis Prima, George Fenneman Master Of Ceremonies | Louis Prima, Gia Maione, Sam Butera And The Witnesses | 1963 | Album |
Ooh, Look What You've Done To Me / Big Daddy | Louis Prima And Gia Maione With Sam Butera And The Witnesses | 1962 | Single |
You'll Never Get Away / The Best Is Yet To Come | Louis Prima - Gia Maione | Single | |
Winnie The Pooh | Louis Prima / Gia Maione | Single | |
The Navy Swings With Louis Prima, Gia Maione, And Sam Butera And The Witnesses | Louis Prima, Gia Maione, Sam Butera And The Witnesses | Album | |
I've Got A Crush On You | Gia Maione | Single |