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

Legendary blues and R&B star Louis Jordan passed away on the 4th of February in 1975. https://www.allaboutbluesmusic.com/louis-jordan/ Noted as a seminal figure for rock and roll, Jordan’s Tympani Five’s dance groove topped the charts twelve times. | All About Blues Music