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Artist Biography For Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five

Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Is Best Known As Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Formerly Louis Jordan & His Elks Rendez-Vous Band 1938 To Early-39 And Was A Harlem NY USA Rhythm And Blues / Urban Blues / Jump Blues / Early Rock N Roll Sextet Led By Jordan Saxes Vocals . The Rest Of The Original Line-Up Was Courtney Williams Trumpet Edwin Johnson Tenor Sax - Aka Lem Johnson Clarence Johnson Piano Charlie Drayton Bass And Walter Martin Drums Inc' Timpani - The Band Named After His Enthusiastic Use . Throughout The Lifetime Of The Band It Often Swelled Beyond A Sextet & Along With Changes Other Members Included Aaron Izenhall Alex Mitchell Billy Hadnott Carl Hogan Eddie Byrd Fred Simon Jesse Simpkins Josh Jackson And Wild Bill Davis. Jordan B. 8 Jul 1908 In Brinkley AR USA - Died 4 Feb 1975 In Los Angeles CA USA . After A Few Years Playing In The “Chitlin Circuit” Of The 1930s And Just After World War II Jordan Launched A Revolutionary Sound It Wasn’t Blues Nor Jazz But The 'jump Blues' Sound Which Evolved Into Rhythm And Blues. Between 1942 And 1951 Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Had 57 R&B Chart Hits On Invalid Artist Records. His First Release Was “Honey In The Bee Ball" In 1938. In The 1950s He Left Decca And Recorded For Invalid Artist And In The 1960s For Ray Charles’ Invalid Artist . Charles Often Mentioned Jordan As One Of His Biggest Influences In Music. Jordan Popular To All Audiences Is Unforgotten For Developing The Blueprint Of Rock And Roll And R&B. He Died February 04 1975 Of A Heart Attack In Los Angeles. He Was Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1987. Sites Wikipedia.

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