Louis Thomas Jordan was born on July 8, 1908 in Brinkley Arkansas. He is sometimes called “The Father of Rhythm and Blues” and “The Grandfather of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Louis Jordan was a great singer and saxophonist who started in the 1940’s. He was the leader of a band group called the “Jump Blues” or “Jump Jive.” He has collaborated with many of the Harlem Renaissance stars such as Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong. Louis Jordan was also an actor and a major black film personality. After Duke Ellington and Count Basie, Louis Jordan was probably the most popular and successful black bandleader of his time. Jordan has played all forms of the saxophone, but specialized in the alto, in addition to playing piano and clarinet. In the summer of 1938, Louis Jordan left his manager's (known as "Webb") orchestra to create his own band.
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So in very little time he and his new band got the first recording date, which was December 20, 1938. Their next recording was in March of 1939. Though Jordan didn’t receive many achievements in his lift time, he still had a major impact on the culture of African-Americans and the nation as a whole. His technique of rhythm and blues started a new generation of music and livened the music back in the day.
Louis Jordan created many of the songs we enjoy today. For example, “Is You Is or Is You Aint My Baby,” which was released in 1944. It reached number 1 on the U.S folks and country charts. This is one of my favorite old Rhythm and blues songs. This song has been used in commercials, movies, TV shows, and etc. the song was used in Tom and Jerry, a show about a cat and mouse. After this episode the song became even more popular and that was the first time I heard it. His most famous songs include, “Let the Good Times Roll, Knock Me a Kiss, Run Joe, and Is You Is or Is You Aint My
So in very little time he and his new band got the first recording date, which was December 20, 1938. Their next recording was in March of 1939. Though Jordan didn’t receive many achievements in his lift time, he still had a major impact on the culture of African-Americans and the nation as a whole. His technique of rhythm and blues started a new generation of music and livened the music back in the day.
Louis Jordan created many of the songs we enjoy today. For example, “Is You Is or Is You Aint My Baby,” which was released in 1944. It reached number 1 on the U.S folks and country charts. This is one of my favorite old Rhythm and blues songs. This song has been used in commercials, movies, TV shows, and etc. the song was used in Tom and Jerry, a show about a cat and mouse. After this episode the song became even more popular and that was the first time I heard it. His most famous songs include, “Let the Good Times Roll, Knock Me a Kiss, Run Joe, and Is You Is or Is You Aint My