Louis Jordan
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American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)
Film & TV
Known for
- The Harlem Renaissance — Self (archive footage)2004
- Swing Era - Louis Jordan2003
- It's Black Entertainment — Self (archive footage)2002
- Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five — Himself2000
- Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)1999
- Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music — Self1993
- The Judy Garland Show — Self1963
- Startime — Self1959
- What's My Line? — Self - Mystery Guest1950
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Family name
- Jordan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brinkley
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- popular music
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- clarinet
- Record label
- Aladdin
- Official website
- www.rockhall.com/inductees/louis-jordan
- Image
- Louis Jordan, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946 (William P. Gottlieb 04721).jpg
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1908-07-08
- date of death
- 1975-02-04
- Commons category
- Louis Jordan
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Louis Jordan
- start of work period
- 1932-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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