Louis Jordan

http://www.louisjordan.com/history.asp


Back around 1981 I was at a friends house listening to records and he put on "Joe Jackson's Jumpin Jive" I read the liner notes and it was the first time I ever knew about Louis Jordan. Here is a link to a page that has samples of the songs you can hear on your computer. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000HY5I/103-5295015-0075010?v=glance




http://www.zoo.co.uk/~primer/pdjordan.html

"...From 1942 to 1951, Jordan scored an astonishing 57 R&B chart hits (all on Decca). This may come as a surprise to some and yet there won't be many who don't know at least half a dozen of the man's hits. How about 'Let The Good Times Roll', 'Caldonia', 'Buzz Me', 'Choo Choo Ch' Boogie', 'Ain't That Just like a Woman', 'Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens', 'What's The Use Of Getting Sober', 'Beans and Cornbread', 'Saturday Night Fish Fry', and 'Blue Light Boogie..."



Check out what Sammy Davis Jr. & some other cool "cats" had do say about Louis Jordan here: http://www.louisjordan.com/allquotes.asp