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Listed here are the singles and albums Jordan recorded during his career, as well as the more current and notable compilations. Singles [ edit] 1930s [ edit] 1940s [ edit] V-Discs [ edit] 1950s [ edit] 1960s [ edit] Albums [ edit] Studio albums [ edit] Somebody Up There Digs Me ( Mercury MG-20242, 1957) Man, We're Wailin' (Mercury MG-20331, 1958)
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- Jumpin’ Music
- The 1940s
- The 1950s
- More Woes
- Louis Jordan Legacy
- Five Guys Named Moe
- Knock Me A Kiss
- Ain’T That Just Like A Woman
- Ration Blues
- Is You Is Or Is You Ain’T My Baby
The career of Louis Jordan started in the 1930s as a big-band swing jazz performer. He quickly earned a name as one of the elite performers popularizing a dance craze known as the jump blues. It was a swinging dance style that fused blues, boogie-woogie, and jazz. Known as jump music, smaller bands sized at five or six players would perform shouted...
After Louis Jordan relocated to Los Angeles, California, in 1942, he took his band with them. It was while he was there he began making soundies. At the time, this was the entertainment industry’s equivalent of a music video. There were several Jubilee radio shows he appeared on, as well as programs featured on the Armed Forces Radio. These would b...
Starting in the early 1950s, Louis Jordan stepped away from his iconic rhythm and blues style in favor of big band performances. This proved to be a bad career choice, causing his shining star to dim down at that time. It didn’t help that he fell ill at this time, causing him to spend more time in his home in Arizona than on tour. Come July 1, 1952...
As successful as Louis Jordan was as an entertainer, his personal life saw him go through five wives. The first wife, Julia, gave birth to a daughter he learned belonged to another man. In 1932, he met his second wife, Ida Fields. However, she sued him in 1943 for bigamy as he married Fleecie Moore in 1942. Ida, who was also an entertainer, won $30...
Louis Jordan’s legacy saw a star in his prime from the late 1930s until the early 1950s. As “The King of the Jukebox,” he was at the peak of his career near the end of the swing era. In 1983, Jordan was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, then again in 1987 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In statistics, Jordan ranks as the fifth most success...
“Five Guys Named Moe” was a song Louis Jordan wrote and recorded in 1943 that was inspired by the short musical with the same name. It debuted in the UK as a theatrical production before finally premiering on Broadway in 1992. There is also a book, written by Clarke Peters, that covers the tale of “Five Guys Named Moe.” In the story, the lead chara...
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five recorded and released “Knock Me a Kiss” in 1941. It became a huge hit but did not appear on any official music charts as the Harlem Hit Parade wasn’t created until late October 1942. As a popular jive number, “Knock Me a Kiss” was one of the first songs to influence the jump blues era, as well as swinging jazz musi...
The guitarist was Carl Hogan, who served as a member of Louis Jordan’s Tympany Five. The song was “Ain’t That Just Like a Woman (They’ll Do It Every Time).” The popularity and influence of this song about a woman’s knack for stirring up trouble was so immense that when Chuck Berry performed his signature single, “Johnny B. Goode,” discerning fans a...
“Ration Blues” became the first crossover hit for Louis Jordan after it was released as a single in 1943. As the title suggested, the song’s lyrics described the U.S. government’s rationing of food and supplies during a time of war, which took its toll upon the American people. As the events of the Second World War continued, the timing of Jordan’s...
On October 4, 1943, “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby” was a song that was first recorded by Louis Jordan. It was released on the same record as “G.I. Jive,” but as “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t (Ma’ Baby).” It became a number one hit on what is now referred to as the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was also a number two hit on the US Billbo...
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Louis Thomas Jordan [a] (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) [1] was an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "the King of the Jukebox", he earned his highest profile towards the end of the swing era.
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Louis Thomas Jordan was an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "the King of the Jukebox", he earned his highest profile towards the end of the swing era. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an "early influence" in 1987. Specializing in the alto sax, Jordan played all forms of ...
