Louis Jordan

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Born
8 July 1908
Born In
Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas, United States
Died
4 February 1975 (aged 66)
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… read more
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 bl… read more
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 … read more

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1 Play track Jazz Legends - Our Favourite Things/A Touch of Romance/The Wee Small House Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
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 145 listeners
2 Play track Amazing Performance Keep A-Knockin'
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3 Play track Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
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4 Play track Man Alive - It's The Jumping Jive Let the Good Times Roll
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5 Play track Rock 'N' Roll Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
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6 Play track Les stars des annees 50 vol 2 Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
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7 Play track Let The Good Times Roll Salt Pork West Virginia
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8 Play track Rock 'N' Roll Knock Me A Kiss
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9 Play track The Platinum Collection - Louis Jordan Caldonia Boogie
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10 Play track Presenting Louis Jordan Keep A Knockin' (But You Can't Come In)
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Albums

  1. 56,564 listeners

    1 Jan 1999 · 20 tracks

    At The Swing Cat's Ball
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  2. 44,204 listeners

    31 Dec 1998 · 12 tracks

    Man Alive - It's The Jumping Jive
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  3. 39,527 listeners

    1957 · 12 tracks

    Somebody Up There Digs Me
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  4. 34,524 listeners

    1989 · 21 tracks

    Rock 'N' Roll
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