Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer wrote the song for the 1943 movie Star Spangled Rhythm. Prima and Smith performed the song in the 1958 movie Senior Prom. It won a GRAMMY for Best Performance By A Vocal Group Or Chorus in 1958, the first year of the awards. This fizzy recording was the signature song by the husband-and-wife team, whose high-energy nightclub act made them Las Vegas favorites. "That Old Black Magic," Louis Prima And Keely Smith Whether they combine stars of the highest magnitude or artists who simply make magic together they tend to have a lasting impact on the listener. Covering country, pop, R&B, and even folk and hip-hop, duets have the kind of natural appeal that crosses genres and generations. The year's most romantic holiday seemed an appropriate opportunity to look at a select list of romantic duets honored by the GRAMMY Awards through the years.
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