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| | The Official Site of Lou Monte Special Collectors Cd |
 | | Lou Monte, an Italian-American of Calabrian heritage, was born as Louis Scaglione on April 2, 1917 in Manhattan, New York. |
| | Lou Monte became famous for his so-called novelty songs such as “Dominick The Donkey,” “Pepino U Soriciello” (The Italian Mouse), “Italian Cowboy Song,” “Italian Jingle Bells,” and ”Lazy Mary” (C’Era Luna, Mezza Mare).” Like most Italian-American comedians, Monte’s humor dealt with the common themes of marriage, courtship, sexual relationships, and food. |
| | Although Monte’s audience was varied, for the most part it precluded the Italian immigrant, for whom the humor was too Americanized and the very modern, assimilated Italian-American for whom the humor was too greenhornish. |
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