Idolator

"If her momma calls you 'Sonny', and asks about your money, look at her funny."

Truer words were never spoken...

Regardless of how you feel about the "swing" revival of the late 90s, it did give renewed interest to a lot of great 40s/50s R&B performers, even if it was just for being covered by lesser artists.

The problem is there's legions of still neglected artists from this era that are all but impossible to find without buying bootlegs, boxsets and imports (Jamaicans and Europeans seem to give this music its proper due). Tons of one-hit wonders, and some performers with fairly deep catalogs. And if you like Jordon, be sure and check out Wynonie Harris.

That said, Jordon was king for a reason.

Wha??? Oh, Louis JORDAN, the African American 1940's Jazz sensation... I thought you meant Louis JOURDAN, the bad guy from that cinematic masterpiece SWAMP THING (1982).

Louis Jordan fuckin' rules. If you can't get with that, jack, you're dead.

'ain't nobody here but us chickens' has always been a favourite round ours...this is officially the first idolator post that i can send to my mum!

Clifford Jordan > Louis Jordan > Jordan Knight