Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody

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"Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody" is a famous medley popularized by Louis Prima that blends two classic songs into a swinging, comedic jazz-pop performance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song medley
arranger Louis Prima
Sam Butera
associatedWith Las Vegas lounge scene
Louis Prima stage act
backingBand Sam Butera and The Witnesses
basedOn I Ain't Got Nobody (song)
linked to: I Ain't Got Nobody

Just a Gigolo (song)
linked to: Just a Gigolo
countryOfOrigin United States
genre jazz
novelty song
pop
swing
hasForm medley
hasMusicalStyle big band
lounge
hasPart I Ain't Got Nobody
Just a Gigolo
hasTheme loneliness
romantic rejection
self‑mockery
influenced David Lee Roth – Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
language English
notableFor call‑and‑response vocals
comic delivery
scat singing
up‑tempo swing arrangement
performanceStyle comic jazz‑pop
showband
performer Louis Prima
popularizedBy Louis Prima
recordedAt Capitol Records studios, Hollywood
recordLabel Capitol Records
releaseDecade 1950s
structure segues from Just a Gigolo into I Ain't Got Nobody
tempo up‑tempo
typicalInstrumentation drums
piano
saxophone
trumpet
upright bass
usedAs nightclub performance staple
vocalist Keely Smith
Louis Prima

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Louis Prima notableWork Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody