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Louis Jordan artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
One of the most popular and successful bandleaders of his day, the saxophonist and singer broke from the mainstream jazz of the Swing Era, producing hard-driving chart toppers and becoming a founding father of rhythm & blues.
()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 charts.
()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 charts.
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