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Louis Jordan |
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Name: Louis Jordan
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8 Jul 1908 |
| Died: |
4 Feb 1975 |
| Origin: |
Brinkley, Arkansas, United States |
| Instruments: |
Vocal, Sax (Alto), Saxophone |
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| Louis Jordan was an African-American jazz and rhythm & blues musician, and one of the few such to sell well to mainstream audiences in the post swing music era.
Louis Jordan's father was a local music teacher and bandleader. Jordan started out on clarinet, and also played piano professionally early in his career. Alto saxophone became his main instrument-- although Louis Jordan became even better known as a vocalist with his ebulliant personality.
In 1932 , Louis Jordan began performing with Chick Webb and Clarence Williams, recording 'Honey in the Bee Ball' for Decca Records in 1938. Though this was recorded with 'The Elks Rendezvous Band', Louis Jordan would go on to play with 'His Tympany Five', which eventually included Bill Jennings and Carl Hogan on guitar, 'Wild' Bill Davis and Bill Doggett on piano, Chris Columbus on drums and Dallas Bartley on bass guitar. Louis Jordan played alto sax and sang. |
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