A Las Vegas legend, who was one of the most popular singers of the Frank Sinatra – Rat Pack era has died of heart failure at the age of 89.
Keely Smith won the first Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group in 1959 with her late first husband Louis Prima…
Smith and Pirma are credited with virtually inventing the Las Vegas lounge act. Smith established a notable solo career with her recording of “I Wish You Love” in 1957.
Funeral arrangements are pending, but Smith’s son-in-law says the burial will be in Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills.