Known as the "King of the Jukebox," Louis Jordan was born this day in 1908. He was an innovative popularizer of jump blues, a swinging, up-tempo, dance-oriented hybrid of jazz, blues and boogie-woogie. Typically performed by smaller bands consisting of five or six players, jump music featured shouted, highly syncopated vocals and earthy, comedic lyrics on contemporary urban themes. It strongly emphasized the rhythm section of piano, bass and drums; after the mid-1940s, this mix was often augment

"Caldonia" by Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five Remembering born on this day in 1908, Louis Jordan a true inspiration to the blues music scene!! 💙 "Caldonia" is a jump blues song, first recorded in 1945 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. A version by Erskine Hawkins, also in 1945, was described by Billboard magazine as "rock and roll", the first time that phrase was used in print to describe any style of music. | The World of Jazz - The Original

698K views · 45K reactions | Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson performs "Caldonia" in the classic movie "No Leave, No Love" (MGM, 1946). Although this has already been posted on YouTube, I am including the entire scene, which has some cute dialogue between Frank and the other actors, Van Johnson, Keenan Wynn, and Marina Koshetz. | Clamih | Facebook

James Brown - Caledonia 🎶🎤🎷📷