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Louis Jordan

1908 - 1975

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Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "the King of the Jukebox", he earned his highest profile towards the end of the swing era. Specializing in the alto sax, Jordan played all forms of the saxophone, as well as piano and clarinet. He also was a talented singer with great comedic flair, and fronted his own band for more than twenty years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Jordan is the 1,247th most popular musician (down from 1,068th in 2019), the 6,450th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,245th in 2019) and the 446th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Louis Jordan ranks 1,247 out of 3,175. Before him are Szymon Goldberg, Donald Byrd, Shura Cherkassky, Michael Sembello, Joey Kramer, and Greg K.. After him are Arif Mardin, Norah Jones, Hugh Masekela, Mieczysław Horszowski, Yoshiki, and Richard Marx.

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Among people born in 1908, Louis Jordan ranks 248. Before him are George Pal, Kenji Miyamoto, Hugo Distler, Percy Faith, Aleksander Ford, and Gotthard Handrick. After him are George Simpson, Renzo Rossellini, Vladimir Kotelnikov, Franco Rol, Sonja Graf, and Hans Jakob. Among people deceased in 1975, Louis Jordan ranks 170. Before him are Antonín Vodička, Krešimir Baranović, Marc Wright, Dave Alexander, James Blish, and Gary Thain. After him are Therese Giehse, Glenn Hardin, Minas Avetisyan, Max Gluckman, Georges Carpentier, and Max Lorenz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Louis Jordan ranks 6,451 out of 20,380. Before him are Arthur Laffer (1940), Joss Whedon (1964), Gordon Matta-Clark (1943), Eudora Welty (1909), Walter Burley Griffin (1876), and Greg K. (1965). After him are Eric Shinseki (1942), Stephen Breyer (1938), George Horine (1890), Clarke Scholes (1930), Allen J. Bard (1933), and Martha Vickers (1925).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Louis Jordan ranks 446. Before him are Scott Columbus (1956), Tony Joe White (1943), Donald Byrd (1932), Michael Sembello (1954), Joey Kramer (1950), and Greg K. (1965). After him are Norah Jones (1979), Richard Marx (1963), Daryl Hall (1946), Jimmy Cobb (1929), Vinnie Colaiuta (1956), and Clark Terry (1920).

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