Editing Louis Prima (section)

===Reinvented in New York===
In 1937, Prima and his smaller gang (Federico, Masinter, Pinero, and Meyer Weinberg on clarinet) returned to the Famous Door in New York to perform. He also appeared at [[Billy Rose]]'s Casa Mañana club in May 1938.<ref name="Prima"/> He earned nearly a quarter million dollars throughout seven weeks at Casa Mañana.

He was booked by [[William Morris Agency]] in late 1938,<ref name="Prima"/> which sent him to Boston, New York, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Miami Beach, New Orleans, and St. Louis.<ref name="Prima"/> The band traveled by car, since it was the cheapest option.<ref name="Prima"/>