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Sam Butera was the saxophonist and leader of Louis Prima's backing band during their heyday years in Las Vegas. Butera stayed on after Prima's most popular duet partner & wife Keely Smith left and Butera continued to play with him through the 1960's until Prima's death in the mid 1970's. Butera lead an active life and continued to perform regularly in Las Vegas and on tour until age made nightly forays less feasible a few years before his death at age 81 in June of 2009.

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Sam Butera
since 1954 till 1975 Unknown
Rolando 'Rolly Dee' DiIorio
since 1959 till 1974 Unknown
Morgan Thomas
since 1960 till 1974 Unknown
Jimmy Vincent
since 1962 till 1974 Unknown
Lou Sino
since 1957 till 1966 Unknown
Bobby Morris
since 1954 till 1962 Unknown
John Nagy
since 1959 till 1964 Unknown
Willie McCumber Jr.
since 1954 till 1958 Unknown
Bobby Roberts
since 1957 till 1961 Unknown
Amado Rodrigues
since 1954 till 1958 Unknown
Jimmy 'Little Red' Blount
since 1954 till 1957 Unknown
Jack Marshall
since 1954 till 1957 Unknown
Paul Ferrara
since 1958 till 1959 Unknown
Tony Liuzza
since 1958 till 1959 Unknown

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