Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan (July 8, 1908 - February 4, 1975) was a pioneering African-American jazz and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era.
Jordan was one of the first black recording artists whose popularity crossed over into the mainstream white audience and who scored hits on both the "race" charts and the mainstream white pop charts. Read Full BioLouis Jordan (July 8, 1908 - February 4, 1975) was a pioneering African-American jazz and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era.
Jordan was one of the first black recording artists whose popularity crossed over into the mainstream white audience and who scored hits on both the "race" charts and the mainstream white pop charts. He is now acknowledged as one of the most successful African-American musicians of the 20th century, ranking fifth in the list of the all-time most successful black recording artists.
Jordan scored at least four million-selling hits during his career, regularly topping the "race" charts, as well as scoring simultaneous Top Ten hits on the white pop charts on several occasions. Many of the songs he wrote or co-wrote have become 20th century popular music classics.
With his dynamic Tympany Five bands (which also pioneered the use of electric guitar and electric organ) Jordan largely mapped out the main parameters of the classic R&B, urban blues and early rock'n'roll genres with a series of hugely influential 78 rpm discs for the Decca label that presaged virtually all of the dominant black music styles of the 1950s and 1960s and which exerted a huge influence on many leading performers in these genres.
Jordan was one of the first black recording artists whose popularity crossed over into the mainstream white audience and who scored hits on both the "race" charts and the mainstream white pop charts. Read Full BioLouis Jordan (July 8, 1908 - February 4, 1975) was a pioneering African-American jazz and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era.
Jordan was one of the first black recording artists whose popularity crossed over into the mainstream white audience and who scored hits on both the "race" charts and the mainstream white pop charts. He is now acknowledged as one of the most successful African-American musicians of the 20th century, ranking fifth in the list of the all-time most successful black recording artists.
Jordan scored at least four million-selling hits during his career, regularly topping the "race" charts, as well as scoring simultaneous Top Ten hits on the white pop charts on several occasions. Many of the songs he wrote or co-wrote have become 20th century popular music classics.
With his dynamic Tympany Five bands (which also pioneered the use of electric guitar and electric organ) Jordan largely mapped out the main parameters of the classic R&B, urban blues and early rock'n'roll genres with a series of hugely influential 78 rpm discs for the Decca label that presaged virtually all of the dominant black music styles of the 1950s and 1960s and which exerted a huge influence on many leading performers in these genres.
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Caldonia
Louis Jordan Lyrics
Walkin' with my baby, she got great big feet
She long, lean and lanky
And ain't had nothing to eat
But she's my baby
And I love her just the same
Crazy 'bout that woman 'cause Caldonia is her name
Caldonia, Caldonia
What make your big head so hard, ma?
I love you, I love you just the same
I always love you, baby, 'cause Caldonia is your name
You know my mama told me to leave Caldonia alone
That's what she told me, no kiddin'
That's what she said
She said, "Son, keep away from that woman, she ain't no good
Don't bother with her"
But mama didn't know what Caldonia was putting down
So I'm going down to Caldonia's house
And ask her just one more time
Caldonia, Caldonia
What makes your big head so hard, ma?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Fleecy Moore
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Artie Langston
I played bass with Louis the last year of his life, and he was wailin'! We did a show in New Orleans that ran for 6 months with Wallace Davenport (Ray Charles, Count Basie) on trumpet. What a fine gentleman he was! Great to work for personally, and the musical experience goes without saying.
Ruby Tuesday
Do you know the Drummers name in this Clip ?
chopsddy3
You lucky rascal.
Shahinaz Meer Riza
That's amazing! You must be very proud and also talented
Littlewolf68
Caldonia was the very FIRST song to be called “Rock & Roll”!
Alejandro Cabal
@Viva el Rock & Eddy! Thats Jump Blues or Boogie Woogie, the real name for Rock n Roll. We got many other artists in the genren such as Big Joe Turner.
Tony AR
This is jump blues
Dwight Love
@graphicsRat A movie was made about Little Richard in the early '00s starring the actor LEON he also played in the '90s film The Five Heartbeats
Dwight Love
@graphicsRat The wailing that you heard was a obvious GOSPEL INFLUENCE from Little Richard
Dwight Love
@graphicsRat You know there are ppl who still accept the lie known as Elvis Presley being the driving force behind the creation of the music we are talking about right now.Never once had he wrote a song for himself or another artist of his era.