LOUIS JORDAN

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Born July 8, 1908, Brinkley, Arkansas; died February 4, 1975, Los Angeles, California

The Father of the Rhythm & Blues came out of the blues world of Brinkley, Arkansas, to play in Chick Webb's swing band from 1932 to 1938; he played alto sax and participated in comedy routines.

He began recording for Decca in 1938 with his own Tympany Five, remaining on the label until 1953. He had his first million-seller in 1944 with "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't Ma Baby?" -- having previously attracted attention with "Knock Me A Kiss" and "I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town," the latter a classic Blues.

His second million-seller was "Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard?)," followed in 1946 by two million-sellers, "Beware, Brother, Beware" and "Choo Choo Ch 'Boogie," the biggest seller of all.

In all these, he pursued a basic rhythm of Shuffle Boogie, later taken over by
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LOUIS JORDAN Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
Jump Blues 1946
LOUIS JORDAN Louis Jordan and His Tympany 5, Volume 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Louis Jordan and His Tympany 5, Volume 2
Jump Blues 1948
LOUIS JORDAN Go Blow Your Horn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Go Blow Your Horn
Jump Blues 1957
LOUIS JORDAN Somebody Up There Digs Me album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Somebody Up There Digs Me
Jump Blues 1957
LOUIS JORDAN Man, We're Wailin' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Man, We're Wailin'
Jump Blues 1958
LOUIS JORDAN Hallelujah... Louis Jordan Is Back! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hallelujah... Louis Jordan Is Back!
Swing 1964
LOUIS JORDAN One Sided Love / Sakatumi album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
One Sided Love / Sakatumi
Jump Blues 1968
LOUIS JORDAN Great Rhythm & Blues Vol.1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Great Rhythm & Blues Vol.1
Jump Blues 1973
LOUIS JORDAN I Believe in Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Believe in Music
Jump Blues 1974
LOUIS JORDAN Louis Jordan Swings! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Louis Jordan Swings!
Jump Blues 1976
LOUIS JORDAN Three Hot Big Band Sessions In 1951 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Three Hot Big Band Sessions In 1951
Swing 1976
LOUIS JORDAN Good Times album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Good Times
Jump Blues 1980
LOUIS JORDAN Rock 'N' Roll album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rock 'N' Roll
Jump Blues 1992

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LOUIS JORDAN Prime Cuts album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Prime Cuts
Jump Blues 1978
LOUIS JORDAN Five Guys Named Moe album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Five Guys Named Moe
Jump Blues 1991
LOUIS JORDAN Live Jive album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live Jive
Jump Blues 1994

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LOUIS JORDAN The Best of Louis Jordan album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Best of Louis Jordan
Jump Blues 1975
LOUIS JORDAN Louis Jordan on Film 1942-1948 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Louis Jordan on Film 1942-1948
Jump Blues 1989
LOUIS JORDAN World Transcriptions album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
World Transcriptions
Jump Blues 1989
LOUIS JORDAN The V-Discs 1943-1945 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The V-Discs 1943-1945
Jump Blues 1989
LOUIS JORDAN The Complete Aladdin Sessions album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Aladdin Sessions
Jump Blues 1991
LOUIS JORDAN Five Guys Named Moe - Louis Jordan's Golden Greats album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Five Guys Named Moe - Louis Jordan's Golden Greats
Jump Blues 1991
LOUIS JORDAN Five Guys Named Moe: Original Decca Recordings, Volume 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Five Guys Named Moe: Original Decca Recordings, Volume 2
Jump Blues 1992
LOUIS JORDAN Let the Good Times Roll (1938-1954) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Let the Good Times Roll (1938-1954)
Jump Blues 1992
LOUIS JORDAN I Believe in Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Believe in Music
Jump Blues 1992
LOUIS JORDAN No Moe! Louis Jordan: The Greatest Hits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
No Moe! Louis Jordan: The Greatest Hits
Jump Blues 1992
LOUIS JORDAN Rock 'n Roll Call album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rock 'n Roll Call
Jump Blues 1993
LOUIS JORDAN The Blues Collection 28: Caldonia album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Blues Collection 28: Caldonia
Jump Blues 1994
LOUIS JORDAN Jump Jive!: The Very Best of album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jump Jive!: The Very Best of
Jump Blues 1998
LOUIS JORDAN V-Disc Recordings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
V-Disc Recordings
Jump Blues 1998
LOUIS JORDAN The Anthology 1938 - 1953 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Anthology 1938 - 1953
Jump Blues 1999
LOUIS JORDAN 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Louis Jordan album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Louis Jordan
Jump Blues 1999
LOUIS JORDAN Swingsation album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Swingsation
Jump Blues 1999
LOUIS JORDAN At The Swing Cat's Ball album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
At The Swing Cat's Ball
Jump Blues 1999
LOUIS JORDAN The 'V' Discs & More album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The 'V' Discs & More
Jump Blues 2000
LOUIS JORDAN The Essential Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Essential Collection
Jump Blues 2001
LOUIS JORDAN Five Guys Named Moe album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Five Guys Named Moe
Jump Blues 2002
LOUIS JORDAN Jumpin' And Jivin' At Jubilee album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jumpin' And Jivin' At Jubilee
Jump Blues 2003
LOUIS JORDAN Les Triomphes du rhythm'n'blues, Volume 1: Let the Good Times Roll album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Les Triomphes du rhythm'n'blues, Volume 1: Let the Good Times Roll
Jump Blues 2004
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"Rocks", Keep A Knockin'
Jump Blues 2006

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