Louis Thomas Jordan

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bandleader human musician saxophonist

Louis Thomas Jordan was an influential American saxophonist, bandleader, and singer known as the "King of the Jukebox" for his pioneering role in jump blues and early rhythm and blues music.

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Louis Jordan 3
Louis Thomas Jordan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1975 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930 ⓘ
alias King of the Jukebox NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedAct Tympany Five NERFINISHED ⓘ
bandLeaderOf Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate 1908-07-08 ⓘ
birthPlace Brinkley, Arkansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1975-02-04 ⓘ
deathPlace Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicity African-American ⓘ
fullName Louis Thomas Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre boogie-woogie ⓘ
jump blues ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
swing ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Blues Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ
Songwriters Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedGenre rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
instrument alto saxophone ⓘ
name Louis Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor pioneering early rhythm and blues ⓘ
pioneering jump blues ⓘ
notableWork Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens NERFINISHED ⓘ
Beans and Cornbread NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caldonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ
Let the Good Times Roll NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saturday Night Fish Fry NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
recordLabel Aladdin Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ
styleCharacteristic humorous lyrics ⓘ
up-tempo shuffle rhythms ⓘ

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Louis Jordan → fullName → Louis Thomas Jordan ⓘ
Tangerine Records → associatedAct → Louis Thomas Jordan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis Jordan
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out → notableRecordingBy → Louis Thomas Jordan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis Jordan
Milt Gabler → workedWith → Louis Thomas Jordan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis Jordan