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Updated Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:24 am TWN, AP

Louis Prima gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

LOS ANGELES -- “King of Swing” Louis Prima has received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a centennial celebration that included dancing in the street to his big-band sounds.

The influential band leader was honored at a Sunday ceremony on Vine Street attended by his son Louis Prima Jr., who continues the legacy of his father's music, his daughter Lena Prima, celebrities, dignitaries and fans.

Prima, who died in 1978, would have been 100 years old this year.

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