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Louis Thomas Jordan was a pioneering American musician, songwriter and bandleader who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", he was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him no. 59 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Jordan was 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 according to Billboard magazine's chart methodology. Though comprehensive sales figures are not available, he scored at least four million-selling hits during his career. Jordan regularly topped the R&B "race" charts, and was one of the first black recording artists to achieve a significant "crossover" in popularity into the mainstream American audience, scoring simultaneous Top Ten hits on the white pop charts on several occasions
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Louis Jordan
Born 1908-07-08 (118 years ago) in Brinkley.
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Grammy Hall of Fame Award (Let the Good Times Roll / Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens) | 2008 |
| Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award | 2001 |
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Musical (Five Guys Named Moe) | 1992 |
| Name |
|---|
| Martha Weaver(Gifta: 1966-06-14–1975-02-04) |
| Vicky Hayes(Gifta: 1951-11-14–1960) |
| Fleecie Moore(Gifta: 1942–) |
| Ida Fields(Gifta: 1932–) |
| Julia Jordan(Gifta) |
James Aaron Jordan, Adell Jordan
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