CALDONIA
LOOK OUT
Born 8th July 1908 - Brinkley, Arkansas
Died 4th February 1975 - Los Angeles
With
17 hits in 1946 and 7 in 1947 Louis Jordan was a serious money making Black
artist and one of the forerunners of Soul.
His music sits alongside that of
Cab
Calloway and is classified as swing, but when you listen to it, this
is R n B.
CALDONIA was played once or twice at some soul venues in
Manchester (
Blue
Note).
Louis Jordan lyrics tended to be very risky and sexist, probably
all the better for it!
LOOK OUT is one of his best clever comedy numbers.