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Marc Jordan (born 1947), is a multi-genre Canadian musician known both as a songwriter and session musician for other artists, and as a singer in his own right.
Born in the New York City, New York district of Brooklyn, the son of Canadian singer Charles Jordan, Marc grew up in a musical household in Toronto after his father returned to Canada. He studied filmmaking at Brock University, but he soon turned to music; he first came to public attention as a guitar player for Bobby Vee.
With the Canadian division of CBS Records, Jordan released some singles in 1974 (titles: “It’s a Fine Line”, “New York Kids”, “Original Sin”). They were not very successful themselves, but they impressed American music producer Gary Katz, and in 1977 Jordan reached a U.S. deal with Warner Bros. Records. This period with Warner would spawn the Canadian hit songs “Marina del Rey” and “Survival” from the record Mannequin and a second record with Jay Graydon producing called Blue Desert (released 1980). This recording is a classic of the “West Coast Sound”.
In the 1980s, Jordan was signed to RCA. For two records, Paul Devilliers, produed the first Talking Through Pictures and Kim Bullard the second called C.O.W… In 1988 Jordan sang and co-wrote the theme song to the hit Australian movie Boulevard of Broken Dreams which was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Film. In 1993, Jordan was signed to EMI/Blue Note. His records Reckless Valentine, Cool Jam Black Earth, This Is How Men Cry, and Make Believe Ballroom were much more jazz-oriented. Many of his older recordings have also been re-released.
Born in the New York City, New York district of Brooklyn, the son of Canadian singer Charles Jordan, Marc grew up in a musical household in Toronto after his father returned to Canada. He studied filmmaking at Brock University, but he soon turned to music; he first came to public attention as a guitar player for Bobby Vee.
With the Canadian division of CBS Records, Jordan released some singles in 1974 (titles: “It’s a Fine Line”, “New York Kids”, “Original Sin”). They were not very successful themselves, but they impressed American music producer Gary Katz, and in 1977 Jordan reached a U.S. deal with Warner Bros. Records. This period with Warner would spawn the Canadian hit songs “Marina del Rey” and “Survival” from the record Mannequin and a second record with Jay Graydon producing called Blue Desert (released 1980). This recording is a classic of the “West Coast Sound”.
In the 1980s, Jordan was signed to RCA. For two records, Paul Devilliers, produed the first Talking Through Pictures and Kim Bullard the second called C.O.W… In 1988 Jordan sang and co-wrote the theme song to the hit Australian movie Boulevard of Broken Dreams which was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Film. In 1993, Jordan was signed to EMI/Blue Note. His records Reckless Valentine, Cool Jam Black Earth, This Is How Men Cry, and Make Believe Ballroom were much more jazz-oriented. Many of his older recordings have also been re-released.
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This Is How Men Cry
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Mannequin
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Make Believe Ballroom
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Cool Jam Black Earth
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Let's Waste Some Time
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Slow Bombing the World
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Survival
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Catch the Moon
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Almost Blue
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Timbuktu
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This Is How Men Cry
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I must have left my heart
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Charlie Parker Loves Me
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Marina Del Rey
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Lost Because You Can't Be Found
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Tears of Hercules
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When Rita Takes the 'A' Train
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Little Lambs
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Shoutbox
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fullcc wrote:
Those of you who are lucky enough to live in Ontario, Canada have the opportunity to catch Marc Jordan live this December. Click on the events tab to see his upcoming concerts.
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iHoser wrote:
I agree with you Loretta. He is one of the best.
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simplyloretta wrote:
One of the best performers I have ever seen. His lyrics and music stop me in my tracks. I had the opportunity to meet Marc when he performed at the theater I work at and he is a class act all around. I had NO IDEA how many great songs he had written. Thanks for your great songs and your wonderful sense of humor....
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bengtisak wrote:
http://www.westcoast-music.com http://westcoast-aor.ning.com
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califlaboy wrote:
Sorry guys, this version is not from this album. I have the album--record that is-- and this is from one of his live CD,s, which I also own. Nice job but you have it wrong. John
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maxmeazza wrote:
Great Marc fantastic songs Max Meazza
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rodneythefish wrote:
I LOVE Slow Bombing The World, Lulu The Acrobat and When Rita Takes The A Train. Such beautiful songs.
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qamoral3 wrote:
this is HOT!
Videos
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Dec
10
Amy Sky & Marc Jordan with Melanie Doane
Showplace Theatre, Peterborough, Canada
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Dec
17
Amy Sky & Marc Jordan and Dan Hill
River Run Centre, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Dec
18
Amy Sky & Marc Jordan and Dan Hill
Aeolian Hall, London, ON, Canada
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Recent Activity
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LadyLaraCroft tagged Marc Jordan with ‘jazz’. 13 days ago
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c_jul, Parval and laird09 added Marc Jordan to their libraries. 15 days ago
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fullcc added Marc Jordan to the lineup of Amy Sky & Marc Jordan and Dan Hill at Aeolian Hall. last month
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fullcc added Marc Jordan to the lineup of Amy Sky & Marc Jordan and Dan Hill at River Run Centre. last month
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fullcc added Marc Jordan to the lineup of Amy Sky & Marc Jordan with Melanie Doane at Showplace Theatre. last month
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marcjordan added Marc Jordan to marcjordan’s library. last month
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T_Gabriell tagged Marc Jordan with rock, singer-songwriter, piano and 4 other tags. last month
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Ponps0, Garymeehan, dongoeswest and 13 other people added Marc Jordan to their libraries. last month
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contentager tagged Marc Jordan with ‘smooth jazz’. July 2009
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ala7 tagged Marc Jordan with ‘jazz’. July 2009
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