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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.
Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock 's The Paradine Case (1947), Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), Gigi (1958), The Best of Everything (1959), The V.I.P.s (1963) and Octopussy ...
Louis Jordan, American saxophonist-singer prominent in the 1940s and ’50s who was a seminal figure in the development of both rhythm and blues and rock and roll. The bouncing vitality of his music and his clever lyrics and engaging stage presence enabled Jordan to enjoy broad popularity.
Louis Jordan was an American popular music innovator who recorded from the 1930s until the 1970s. During the 1940s, he was the most popular recording artist of the soon-to-be-called rhythm and blues music.
Born in Brinkley, Arkansas, on 8 July 1908, Louis Thomas Jordan was the son of an itinerant musician who encouraged his boy’s interest in music by coaching him on clarinet and saxophone and introducing him to the world of the then-popular traveling minstrel shows.
Apr 16, 2019 · At the height of his career, in the 1940s, bandleader and alto saxophonist Louis Jordan scored 18 Number One hit records. Jordan exhibited a brilliant sense of showmanship that brought audiences first-rate entertainment without any loss of musical integrity. He performed songs that appealed to millions of black and white listeners.
Jul 8, 2023 · Louis Jordan, the man known as “The King of the Jukebox” was born on July 8, 1908, and passed away on February 4, 1975. He scored his first R&B hit, “I’m Gonna Leave You On The...
Mar 4, 2008 · One of the most popular and successful bandleaders of his day, saxophonist and singer Louis Jordan broke from the jazz mainstream to become a founding father of rhythm & blues. In the late '30s...
Mar 4, 2008 · Louis Jordan: 'Jukebox King'. March 4, 2008 • One of the most popular and successful bandleaders of his day, the saxophonist and singer broke from the mainstream jazz of the Swing Era,...
Aug 1, 2001 · Ray Charles once said that blues sensation Louis Jordan was his biggest influence. This album covers Jordan's career from 1942 to 1951, when he had an unprecedented 57 hits on the R&B...
