# Keely Smith - RIP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keely-smith-rip/804739>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 17, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keely-smith-rip/804739 "2017-12-17T23:07:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keely-smith-rip/804739/1 "2017-12-17T23:07:39Z")

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Just heard on NPR radio news, she died at age 89. I love her work with Louis Prima, and her solo stuff as well. I guess she hasn’t performed for a while, but her coolness was balm to my soul.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keely-smith-rip/804739/2 "2017-12-18T10:24:32Z")

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I had no idea she was still alive. Yeah, she was great.

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**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keely-smith-rip/804739/3 "2017-12-18T14:05:28Z")

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Saw her the other day on the Ed Sullivan shows on “Decades” and wondered if she was still alive.