American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975) · US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter
| Description | American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1908-07-08 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Brinkley Brinkley Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 1975-02-04 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Los Angeles Los Angeles Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | jazz musician bandleader singer actor composer saxophonist musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | voice clarinet saxophone Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | blues jazz Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Mercury Records Aladdin Records Decca Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Louis Jordan’s Elks Rendezvous Band Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five Louis Jordan and His Orchestra Chick Webb and His Orchestra Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight Clarence Williams And His Orchestra Louis Jordan And Trio The Jungle Band (3) Louie Jordon's Elks Rendevouz Band Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Awards | Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame Source: Wikidata |
Gordon J. Jordan J.Jordan Janis Jordan Jordan Jordan, Louis Jordon Jourdan L Jordan L. Jordan L. Jordon L. Jourdan L.Jordan Lewis Jordan Lois Jordan Lou Jordan Louie Jordan Louis Louis And The Boys Louis Jordin Louis Jordon Louis Jourdan Louis Thomas Jordan Louis and the Boys Luis L. Jordan Luis Lewis Jordan
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