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Louis Jordan (July 8, 1908 - February 4, 1975) was a pioneering African-American jazz and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as “The King of the Jukebox”, Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era.

Jordan was one of the first black recording artists whose popularity crossed over into the mainstream white audience and who scored hits on both the “race” charts and the mainstream white pop charts. He is now acknowledged as one of the most successful African-American musicians of the 20th century, ranking fifth in the list of the all-time most successful black recording artists.

Jordan scored at least four million-selling hits during his career, regularly topping the “race” charts, as well as scoring simultaneous Top Ten hits on the white pop charts on several occasions. Many of the songs he wrote or co-wrote have become 20th century popular music classics.

With his dynamic Tympany Five bands (which also pioneered the use of electric guitar and electric organ) Jordan largely mapped out the main parameters of the classic R&B, urban blues and early rock’n’roll genres with a series of hugely influential 78 rpm discs for the Decca label that presaged virtually all of the dominant black music styles of the 1950s and 1960s and which exerted a huge influence on many leading performers in these genres.

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Ragman205 wrote:
October 2009

yeah did indeed, big up mr. jordan

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Madvillain626 wrote:
October 2009

This guy invented the music video, you know.

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yarrrgh wrote:
August 2009

no.

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strajnic wrote:
July 2009

IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY??????????????????????

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putin-lenin wrote:
June 2009

Я открыл для себя Louis Jordan! Это что-то!

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Headphase wrote:
March 2009

My life is now complete.

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philmfan wrote:
February 2009

Louis Jordan is, was, and forever shall be THE MAN. He was like a great scientist, the first person to put together all the right elements in just the right way to create the chain reaction that changed music forever. There were a lot of other artists who played a part in the process, but Louis Jordan marks the point at which everything came together in just the right way for the first time. In a sense, everyone else who came after him was just copying him. If you're looking for a central inspiration, one pure source of everything good in popular music, then you need look no further than King Louis.

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GreenTea200 wrote:
January 2009

his early stuff is just as amazing. an all-time favorite. i found a new baby, jumpin at the jubilee, you can't get that no more, the end of my worry, how high am i , hey now let's live, deacon jones, i like 'em fat like that, nobody but me, st. vitus dance, saxa-woogie, brotherly love, how about that, mama mama blues, the chicks i pick are slender tender and tall, ration blues, so good, bounce the ball, lovie joe, do you call that a buddy, don't come cryin on my shoulder, two little squirrels (nuts to you), low down dirty shame, and so many others.

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brAIndamaged wrote:
November 2008

Nice nice nice...

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PappaWheelie wrote:
November 2008

don't ever mention fish to me

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sandradolly wrote:
November 2008

Ah! Memories of discovering Louis Jordan! Brilliant!

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Eric_Blair wrote:
October 2008

What do you mean I can't feel her in here?

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Eric_Blair wrote:
October 2008

Drink a little Tequila then feel her

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Eric_Blair wrote:
October 2008

Drink a little whiskey and get frisky

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jplovecraft wrote:
September 2008

http://www.lastfm.es/group/Jazz+en+Espa%C3%B1ol

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NightoMetal wrote:
September 2008

BEANS AND CORNBREEEEAD

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Guscht wrote:
September 2008

ha!!

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sh8k_et wrote:
July 2008

Drink a little vodka, do the things you ought not ta.

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SYL2Oh wrote:
April 2008

Look UP, Look OUT, Look SWEET ! The Maestro with A Beat ! ! !

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Ciacchi wrote:
December 2007

When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again?

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