Louis jordan was born on july 8, 1908 in brinkley, arkansas, usa as louis thomas jordan. Jordan s sensational hitladen run with decca records contained a raft of seminal performances, featuring inevitably. Whether on sax, vocals, as a writer, or bandleader, louis jordan cooks. Caldonia started a long time before i came to new york. Louis thomas jordan july 8, 1908 february 4, 1975 was an american musician, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. A quicktime video lesson revolving around the louis jordan composition, caledonia also spelled caldonia, adapted for blues harmonica by adam gussow of satan and adam. Compilations other albums which feature this performance of the song. Jul 08, 2018 in an interview, louis jordan recalled the background of his 1945 hit caldonia. Sheet music is available for piano, voice, guitar with 2 scorings in 6 genres. In an interview, louis jordan recalled the background of his 1945 hit caldonia.
Walkin with my baby she got great big feet shes long, lean and like aint had nothing to eat but shes my baby and i love her just the sa. Jordan s sensational hitladen run with decca records contained a raft of seminal performances, featuring. And i love her just the same crazy bout that woman. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Louis jordan was born on july 8, 1908, in brinkley monroe county. Louis jordan, in full louis thomas jordan, born july 8, 1908, brinkley, arkansas, u. A version by erskine hawkins, also in 1945, was described by billboard magazine as rock and roll, the first time that phrase was used in print to describe any style of music. Louis jordan and his tympany five midi files include buzz me. Song information for caldonia louis jordan on allmusic. Caldonia louis jordan decca, 1945 blues foundation. Louis jordan and his tympany five caledonia boogie. Louis jordan, with his band, sings and performs the title song, caldonia, and honey child, tillie and buzz me, wowing the jitterbuggers, zoot suits and bobbysoxers of the mid1940s, all built around a wisp of a plot dealing with the difficulties of production in harlem.
Walkin with my baby shes got great big feet shes long, lean, and lanky and aint had nothing to eat shes my baby and i love her just the same crazy bout that woman cause caldonia is her name caldonia caldonia what makes your big head so hard. American musician louis jordan with his tympany five in the film caledonia 1942. Walkin with my baby shes got great big feet shes long, lean and lanky aint had nothing to eat but shes my baby. All louis jordan and his tympany five midi files and mp3 backing tracks are amcos lic.
Louis jordan and his tympany five midi files backing. Moore by louis jordan and his tympany five, vocal by louis jordan the 1945 hits archive here in one place, a goodquality library of originalreleaseversion bestsellers and songs. Known as the king of the jukebox, jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era. Listen free to louis jordan caldonia radio iheartradio. View notes caldonia analysis paper from music 102 at university of massachusetts, amherst. Oct 18, 20 louis jordan caledonia what makes your big head so hard. Why is the name caldonia used so much in blues music. Print and download in pdf or midi caldonia version louis jordan. Louis jordan is a popular recording artist in the hits of the 1970s.
I just listened to a few dozen versions linked below and think i can answer the why. We currently dont have any themes associated with this song. Louis jordan and his tympany five is a popular recording artist in the genre of. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Just chose the format and click on the button download. Caldonia and aint nobody here but us chickens, or click the button above to browse all louis jordan sheet music. Moore is listed as cocomposer on many hit jordan songs, such as buzz me, caldonia boogie, and let the good times roll. Caldonia or aint nobody here but us chickens or let the good times roll or is you is. Print and download caldonia sheet music by louis jordan arranged for piano. Louis thomas jordan was an american musician, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Louis jordan was the biggest africanamerican star of his era thanks to his infectious, goodtime, boogiebased blues performances, in the studio, in person, and on the screen. Louis jordan caledonia what makes your big head so hard. Catch you crying and ill never be free, sung with ella fitzgerald, show.
A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term caldonia by louis jordan from the website. Known as the king of the jukebox, jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swin. Louis jordan and his tympany five midi files backing tracks. Choose from louis jordan sheet music for such popular songs as is you is or is you aint my baby. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Print and download caldonia sheet music by louis jordan. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Caldonia is a jump blues song, first recorded in 1945 by louis jordan and his tympany.
Walkin with my baby shes got great big feet shes long, lean, and lanky and aint had nothing to eat shes my baby and i love her just. Louis jordan july 8, 1908 february 4, 1975 was a pioneering africanamerican jazz and. Orbis publishing 1994 recorded at paris november 6, 1973. His pioneering use of jumping shuffle rhythms in a small combo context was copied far and wide during the 1940s.
Complete song listing of louis jordan on louis jordan songs list covid19. After few moments will be generated link to download video and you can start downloading. Download jazz blues jazz piano solos series volume 2 ebook free. Louis jordan browse our 2 arrangements of caldonia what makes your big head so hard. Digitized from a shellac record, at 78 revolutions per minute. Choo chboogie, aint nobody here but us chickens, and caldonia. Louis jordan was an american rhythm and blues musician and the leader of the band. Versions different performances of the song by the same artist. For those who love the blues, jazz and are interested in the link between those forms and rock and roll, jordan is a must have. Im a jazz and blues fan and thought this was an appropriate song choice for the series. Not to be confused with caledonia or caldonia film. He was married to martha weaver, florence vicky hayes johnson, fleecie moore and ida fields.
Download louis jordan caldonia boogie download video louis jordan caldonia boogie directly from youtube. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major transposable. Amusing storytelling songs, all delivered with a panashe and a humour reminiscent, in part, of fats waller, further enhanced by his precise, clear diction, and usually embellished with his swinging alto sax solos, louis jordan was a musical giant of his time. Stream ad free or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. But the net on louis jordan is that he is a party waiting to happen. Louis jordans songs stream online music songs listen.
Jordan was a talented singer with great comedic flair, and he fronted his own band for more than twenty years. Eric russo musical analysis caldonia, louis jordan and his tympani five 32410 caldonia. Watch the video for caldonia boogie from louis jordan s the platinum collection louis jordan for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Caldonia is a jump blues song, first recorded in 1945 by louis jordan and his tympany five. Known as the king of the jukebox, his highest profile came towards the end of the swing era. There used to be a long, lean, lanky girl in memphis, tennessee, where jim cannon used to have a gambling place where people used to come to shoot a bale of cotton because they didnt have too much money.
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