Louis Jordan

Louis Jordan, the King of the Jukebox, is one of those figures I think history undersold for decades. Born in Arkansas in 1908, he turned the alto sax and a sly sense of humor into jump blues, planting seeds that rock and roll would later harvest. I love that he peaked right as the swing era faded, dancing in the gap between two musical worlds. The 2018 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and his 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction feel like overdue justice. To me, Jordan proves that joyful, danceable music can be just as influential as anything more solemn.

Name (English)

Louis Jordan

Name (Japanese)

ルイ・ジョーダン

Reading

るい・じょーだん

Born

July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

Origin

Arkansas, United States

Occupation

singer / actor / saxophonist / jazz musician / musician

University

Arkansas Baptist College

Awards & achievements

• 2018 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• 1998 Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame
• 2005 Arkansas Black Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttps://www.rockhall.com/inductees/louis-jordan
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis%20Jordan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q461011

Tags

• Arkansas
• singer
• actor
• saxophonist

Last updated

2026-06-21

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