JORDAN, LOUIS

JORDAN, LOUIS. Rhythm n blues singer/Saxophonist (8 July 1908 in Brinkley, Arkansas; 4 February 1975 in Los Angeles, California). He began clarinet study at the age of seven with his father, who was a bandleader and music teacher. He obtained his musical education in the public schools of Brinkley, Arkansas, and at Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, Arkansas. His early professional experiences were with Rudy (Tuna Boy) Williams and the Rabbit Foot Minstrels . About 1932 he moved to...