Louis Jordan

Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician, songwriter and bandleader who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #59 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of ... More

Date of birth:

  • Jul 8, 1908

Date of death:

  • Feb 4, 1975 (age 66 years)

Also known as:

  • Louis Jordon,
  • Jordan, Louis

Music

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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award
  • 2001

Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award Winners

Hall of fame inductions:

Date Hall of fame Category
  • 1987
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