Just great swinging music. Used to play Louis on the juke box in Moss Side Manchester in the 1940s I'm 86 years old now live in the USA but can still remember all the words to Louis songs, what a performer. I have nobody to share and discuss this music with now.
@sgitell4 жыл бұрын
What genre was this considered at the time? Jazz? Blues?
@ThePdog3k3 жыл бұрын
I bet you could turn me onto some good music. In my mid thirties, but most of the music I love was made way before I was born.
@theadvocate46983 жыл бұрын
Man i searched that song! Im 46 and heard it first around 1995 in a rockabilly show in Sherbrooke, Québec, Tonight i tought of it and search for it! Great music never dies! :)
@ThePdog3k3 жыл бұрын
@@sgitell Pretty sure this was called Jump Blues at the time.
@freya002YT3 жыл бұрын
Hey bud. I’d love to discuss jazz with ya. Just let me know.
@arthurlecomte89505 жыл бұрын
"Hey boy, hey, hey what ya doin'?" - "ah well I'm just busy creating the single most important genre of this century"
@dwightlove37044 жыл бұрын
@Philip Sniegiroff This man was pioneer of a form of music called JUMP BLUES it was the forerunner of Rock Music.
@amileoj90433 жыл бұрын
Ha ha - perfect!
@dwightlove37043 жыл бұрын
Arthur Lecomte With all due respect to this great man a BLACK WOMAN (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)laid the foundation for the music he played in the decade of the '40s.
@jenncan62183 жыл бұрын
@@dwightlove3704 this man was the Father of Rock n Roll.
@dwightlove37043 жыл бұрын
@@jenncan6218 You get no argument from me this man was arguably the most influential musician of the 20th century.He created the MODERN DAY MUSIC VIDEO.But as stated before SISTER ROSETTA THARPE paved the way for him she was singing this music in the '30s
@glennbergstrom28932 жыл бұрын
" Caldonia " is a jump blues song, first recorded in 1945 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. 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. -- Wikipedia
@elevenseven-yq4vu8 ай бұрын
Great information, thank you!
@randomgaming68083 ай бұрын
Jump blues is my favorite! all the spirit of rock n roll with swing era instruments! throw out the sax and replace it for an electric guitar and you've got rock n roll.
@sarahmatkins63432 ай бұрын
Thanks I’ve got a test tmrw ❤
@d.pierce.68209 жыл бұрын
Look how smooth, sharp, and suave the whole band looks,too!
@dwightlove37048 жыл бұрын
D.Pierce as stated before Louis Jordan's band was called The Tympani Five every band that came after them owe these legends multiple paychecks!!!!!
@dwightlove37048 жыл бұрын
+Blood Rynn You see how he looked can you blame him!!!!
@elliecat60066 жыл бұрын
Good
@danielstump32045 жыл бұрын
Looking swell in those beautiful suits !
@rainh25894 жыл бұрын
That’s called dignity.
@65TossTrap3 жыл бұрын
Louis Jordan invented rock n roll. This is it right here.
@lucyd755 ай бұрын
That's exactly how I felt when I first heard this song. It's rock n' roll through and through.
@aaronwry9 жыл бұрын
James Brown said Louis Jordan was the BEST and I cannot argue!
@dwightlove37048 жыл бұрын
AWRY James Brown said that Louis Jordan played a major role in his music career.Jordan was one of the pioneers of a style of music called JUMP BLUES it is the forerunner to everything you hear today!!!!!
@MrJackrabbit19436 жыл бұрын
Dwight Love 😋
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
Ginny Fulcher Yes Jordan was the man!!!!!!
@nuknuknuk1114 жыл бұрын
That lady on the piano is everything!
@capitolfedgroup83112 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous beautiful classy women
@melissachartres32192 жыл бұрын
Everything? That's a LOT!
@eevee2esponfan2 жыл бұрын
That’s Caledonia
@TheKiltedYaksman1 Жыл бұрын
Nikki O'Daniel - "Harlem's Dancing Princess"
@7heartsBARANSKI Жыл бұрын
You should see her dance ❣️❣️
@TrueVaultEscapades6 жыл бұрын
If I never picked up Mafia II back in 2010, I never would have been introduced to this legend. Since then, I’ve explored all his music, and all i know is more people need to see Louis Jordan’s work. An absolute ICON!
@roberthunerberg1509 Жыл бұрын
I saw BB King at the Genesse Theater in Waukegan Illinois on his 80th birthday tour. A fabulous night and played a few Louis Jordan songs 🎵
@lovelyofcourse7214 Жыл бұрын
Lmaoo mafia be putting us all on the old flames for sure! 😂😂
@PaulDA200010 жыл бұрын
For those that don't know, Louis Jordan was James Brown's main inspiration, especially as a performer.
@MrOlting10 жыл бұрын
Also BB kings i believe
@PaulDA200010 жыл бұрын
No, not BB King, although Mr. Brown respected him.
@lenwalker935110 жыл бұрын
PaulDA2000 No, he meant that Jordan inspired BB.
@pauldavanzo436610 жыл бұрын
Len Walker Oh OK.
@dwightlove37048 жыл бұрын
Paul this man influenced many more besides James Brown.Louis Jordan influenced a whole generation of musicians who came after him!!!!!!!
@Littlewolf684 жыл бұрын
Caldonia was the very FIRST song to be called “Rock & Roll”!
@RockNRollSurf3 жыл бұрын
@dean currie Whats the difference lol. The way I see it, Rythm and Blues was the 1940s Rock and Roll. If Chuck Berry or Fats Domino sang this exact same song in the 1950s, no one would have notice the difference
@fredievinson79443 жыл бұрын
Nah..... Arthur Cudrup's that's alrught Mama in 47
@thom67463 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this sounds more like rock than rocket 88.
@deesenuts87303 жыл бұрын
@@thom6746 yeah but we still giving that to Ike
@sugafoot7772 жыл бұрын
@dean currie as my mom and older relatives explained to me, black people didn't call music "boogie woogie" it was the age old, other people making new labels for what we had been doing. Boogie woogie was a category term created by mainstream hosts and radio jockeys. Rock and roll is an art form that was black musical expression born out of blues, rhythm & blues and jazz elements.
@Londonfogey2 жыл бұрын
As a teenager in the 80s I discovered Louis Jordan. The music seemed ancient then, but it was less than forty years old!
@skegsmakai6 жыл бұрын
I also like the lady that's grooving in the background.
@simballlggg60685 жыл бұрын
Thank u
@robertnieten72594 жыл бұрын
Yummy!!!
@vlogdeumimigrante92304 жыл бұрын
Yes Mark it's a baby ladie...
@HedgeYourPosition4 жыл бұрын
It's Caldonia!
@nazritevow61693 жыл бұрын
That lady on paino was my grandma her name was caldonia...blessed be the LORD the LORD giveth the LORD taketh blessed be the LORD
@caseobeer13 жыл бұрын
My gramps used to call my gram "Callie" after this song. He really took to heart the chorus of this song. He loved my grams more than life itself.
@2.7petabytes5 жыл бұрын
Louis Jordan was a genius!
@rocketpost17 жыл бұрын
Love this song and you can definitely hear Little Richard when Louis is singing, even though it's many years before Tutti Frutti etc.
@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo15 жыл бұрын
The MASTER, Louis Jordan, proves in "CALDONIA" what I've always suspected: HE WAS THE FUNK!!! Predating James Brown, The Coasters, Sly Stone, Parliament-Funkadelic, and Chuck Brown. Doin' it way back in the 1930s and 1940s, and Tearin'! Stuff!! UP!!!! Thanks for uploading this video. He's long since joined the "Band In The Sky" (1975), but this footage makes Louis Jordan--and the FUNK--Eternal!!
@Globalman432 жыл бұрын
That’s right. Louis Jordan was the foundation of Funk and paved the way for those who followed after him.
@JosephdiCaro6 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget this song! I play this song on my bass guitar for a talent show when I was about 12 years old and sang the lyrics and everything! You should have seen the looks i got lol
@lesliesmith26532 жыл бұрын
Now this is what i call real Musical talent. A true legend and this shows as people still listening to this music and loving it years after Louis Jordan Has passed.
@JamesS001 Жыл бұрын
Hello Leslie, how is everything going with you?
@Fabuladico13 жыл бұрын
When I talk about this guy to people who have never heard of him, I say that he was little Richard before Little Richard ever thought of it. I have an anthology album. I can definitely say he was the first rock n' roller ever.
@MonchyMixDJ10 жыл бұрын
We could say his the creator of that rithm that today we call R&B. Simply beautiful.
@AmericanWatchdog8 жыл бұрын
I love everything Louis Jordan ever did! Great talent.
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
AmericanWatchdog As I said before Jordan is arguably the most important American born musician.
@brahmburgers2 жыл бұрын
That has got to be one of the top 5 greatest song videos of all time. I couldn't stop smiling the whole time, and I rarely smile.
@DonKaufmanAspen14 жыл бұрын
God I love this version. What an amazing song!
@johndean47658 ай бұрын
Weird how tv stations NEVER highlight this fantastic music.When recording studios had very ordinary equipment yet these great musicians had such an amazing sound.
@RomanAdar8 жыл бұрын
Excellent piece of Boogie-Woogie music, thanks for sharing. I personally think this is the best rhythm ever created.
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
Roman Adar You are looking one of the men who pioneered a style of music called JUMP BLUES it was the forerunner to any form of music heard in the modern era with the exception of Jazz.
@precisionbrown68298 жыл бұрын
Caladonia one of my all time favorites
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
To all who are talking about this forgotten icon the style of music he helped to create was JUMP BLUES its forerunner to everything but jazz that you hear in the modern era of music.This man also helped to pioneer MUSIC VIDEOS as well in the '40s!!!!!Jordan influenced others like LITTLE RICHARD,RAY CHARLES,QUINCY JONES,DAVID SANBORN the list is very long and distinguished he died on 2-4-75 at the age of 66.Louis Jordan is arguably the most influential musician born on American soil.His birthdate is 7-8-1908 he hailed from a town called BRINKLEY,ARK.Jordan also helped to pioneer RAP MUSIC as well his contribution to that music genre a song called BEWARE its the forerunner to GOLDDIGGER from Kanye West!!!!!! His band The TYMPANI FIVE paved the way for all other bands in rock and roll or rhythm and blues that came afterwards.
@samboogy90516 жыл бұрын
YEZZIR
@dwightlove37044 жыл бұрын
@@samboogy9051 A movie needs to be made about him who could play this great man???
@navitimer54 Жыл бұрын
素晴らしい!ルイ・ジョーダンは昔から大好きです。
@thedon60109 жыл бұрын
I wanna play sax like Louis Jordan. I absolutely love this song
@LionelAlbert6 жыл бұрын
Caldonia is really gorgeous !
@Geedo77712 жыл бұрын
So glad I found Louis Jordan. One of my favourite ever artists. SUCH a personality!! Wish I'd been able to see him live. Damn my beautiful youth!
@kevinkaminska2528 Жыл бұрын
This is the oldest "music video" I saw MuchMusic (Canada's MTV) play, on a show called 'Backtrax' that included a datestamp (1945) with the Song Title/Artist/Record Label key graphics near the beginning and end of the promo. Thank you for uploading this film.
@stephanomarr68295 жыл бұрын
MY mother May she RIP, loved THIS SONG too Life.... GREAT MEMORIES of MY YOUTH......louis Jordan,WITH SOME GREAT musical genuine......5,*****
@hubbgjgbfg15 жыл бұрын
CaldoniAHH!!! His music is just, amazing.
@SuccessforLifester6 жыл бұрын
This was what my tour guide called a morning song during a Contiki trip to the West part of US back in I believe 1996. I wondered how were my friends doing from that trip
@timacrow5 жыл бұрын
The lyrics have been altered for the "video" version. Where he says "Mama doesn't know I was in love with Caledonia" should be "Mama didn't know what Caledonia was puttin' down."
@kaleapatrick57584 жыл бұрын
One of my patients had me to play this song for him. I really didn't understand why he kept saying putting down, it makes sense now. And what is really cool that he remembers every detail of this song after all these years. Of course he do thinks it 1948.
@Littlewolf683 жыл бұрын
YES!! Thank you! 🤙😁
@chopsddy310 жыл бұрын
I've said It before and I'll say it again, LOUIS JORDAN IS HOTTER THAN A $2.OO PISTOL! So is the gal on the piano:)
@eliasp91866 ай бұрын
Caldonia was my great grandmother on my fathers side!!!
@Vometbomb11 жыл бұрын
GODDAMN! That bassists face in the beginning fucking kills me. Like I just can NOT stop laughing....good god.. this is my new favorite genre just because of that guy and the dance Louis does
@johnmcgloson6570 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@grenda57 жыл бұрын
now this is music! would love to be at a party with musicians like this and this breaks out, people today would be stunned because sorry, this is the real music medicine
@miguelchavez36556 жыл бұрын
Man I use to hear this when I was knee high to a grasshopper. Louis Jordan is the 1st rapper listen to the lyrics! What a talent long live this great music. Salud Pop's may you rest in peace..
@deanadiedrich93049 жыл бұрын
GREATEST MUSIC ON EARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@harryheath26164 жыл бұрын
Right
@renaissanceman1654 жыл бұрын
Amen, Sister! You must be a singer, musician too. Check it Out! Ciao!!!
@stephenadamsmusicalinterpr42034 жыл бұрын
You said it🇺🇸 All American
@NoirFan017 жыл бұрын
Learned about Louis Jordan today. How come I've never heard about this before? This song is the best.
@johndean47658 ай бұрын
You never seen or heard this great film clip before because TV stations never show this ,they boycott anything really good
@beatlejim6414 жыл бұрын
The beginnings of Rock'n'Roll...
@gooddognigel49475 жыл бұрын
This was the best version of Caldonia.
@Multifacted_Brotha2 жыл бұрын
So classy and I love the actual use of instruments in the music!
@SuccessforLifester6 жыл бұрын
I have the CD album that contains this song. Picked it up from Tower Records back in the days
@stefonjackson21549 ай бұрын
My great grandmother and grandmother listen to Louis Jordan. Had the most #1 R&B hits until James Brown came along. I remember back in the late 60's when folks used to sing " Is You Is Or Is You Not My Baby!". Louis Jordan is a legend.
@pursuitofhappiness81178 жыл бұрын
IT DON'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS.
@StrickenRecord13 жыл бұрын
Awesome old school music. This is truly amazing. Thank you Mookie for directing me to yet another awesome music artist.
@emmanuelvazquez43466 ай бұрын
my respects go to the members who participated in playing the song. The cello and saxophone are some of the instruments that I find very difficult to learn to play.
@DANVIIL Жыл бұрын
My father, born in 1923, used to play this on the piano when I was a kid and then got the record. I'm 71 but still love Louis and this song. I jokongly told my daugfhter to name her new child Caldonia, if she's a girl. She never heard that name before and wasn't thrilled with my suggestion.
@waynefaust96074 жыл бұрын
This one of our Rock 'N Roll fathers!!
@acenturyofblackmusic16556 жыл бұрын
the most important artist of the 20th century.
@lrfcarreviews2570 Жыл бұрын
Louis Jordan was probably the king of cool back in his era.
@precisionbrown68292 жыл бұрын
I just can’t help but come back and blast this again and again ❤️ Caledonia
@mikehudson88847 жыл бұрын
Brought up with Louis Jordan. I Love his music. Thanks for the post.
@squirrelvert11 ай бұрын
So easy to see the origins of rock 'n' roll in tunes like this one.
@kylerucker64134 жыл бұрын
Thank God for this genre of the worlds most beautiful music. This genre inspired Regina Belle. Who married John Sidney Battle who inspired. The Late great Kobe Bryant to play basketball on a profession level. RIP Mamba. 8/24
@Angel_HippieCityHealing2 жыл бұрын
This was one of my Granny’s favorite songs. I still listen to it when I need cheering up. Love you Granny❤️ MOP!🤣🤣🤣
@johnharpdalton77668 жыл бұрын
Louis Jordan invented ROCK'N'ROLL.
@twinspower16897 жыл бұрын
It's called Rhythm' and blues...duh
@mj99a7 жыл бұрын
"A version (of Caldonia) 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. The issue of Billboard magazine for April 21, 1945, described Hawkins' version as "right rhythmic rock and roll music", pre-dating by 14 months a more often cited use of the words in a June 1946 description of 'Sugar Lump'"
@Geedo7777 жыл бұрын
To be honest I'd say Louis Jordan's music is a bridge between swing and rock'n'roll. I suppose this was R & B of the time, but I'd say his influence on the development of Rock'n'Roll is not to be overlooked.
@alishagomez4707 жыл бұрын
More like swing Jazz
@johnharpdalton77667 жыл бұрын
I remember reading an interview with Chuck Berry, who said RnR was first played by Jordan...
@grenda511 жыл бұрын
real good music, great musicians!!!
@ltrecker2 жыл бұрын
I love Louis Jordan. The king of R&B
@markmagnolia2 жыл бұрын
that bass player changed the world
@VICTORIA-bb1dz4 жыл бұрын
So much nostalgia in this video and sound... So beautiful.
@stanleyhughes57053 жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING EVEN BACK THEN THEY WAS RAPPING. ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@Globalman432 жыл бұрын
Louis Jordan should be included as one of the architects of Hip Hop.
@dwightlove370411 ай бұрын
@@Globalman43 Yes he was he did a song called BEWARE it was a playful jab at women who marry for money.He was the GRANDFATHER OF KANYE WEST.
@Globalman4311 ай бұрын
@@dwightlove3704 Was he related? Wow.
@dwightlove370411 ай бұрын
@@Globalman43 Kanye wished that he was related to this Music Icon I was just using this great man as a example lol.
@dwightlove370411 ай бұрын
@@Globalman43 He was the FATHER OF THE MODERN DAY MUSIC VIDEO.
@TheUKMikey8 жыл бұрын
This song will never die and I hope the KZbin video won't either. Take it down, it just pops up somewhere else. Thanks Elwood!
@kyrinky8 жыл бұрын
+UKMikey Why would it get taken down?
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
UKMikey If you want to keep listening to this song go to DAILYMOTION their website has this in its entirety.
@davidmilkeslopez48364 жыл бұрын
Rock, great.
@jamescox2749 Жыл бұрын
pure old school jazz i love it
@MrMbell29 жыл бұрын
Rapper / Actor Mos Def sang this song in Lackawana Blues. I think he played Louis Jordan cause there was a scene where he's singing in a night club that S. Epatha Merkerson's character Nanny and her friends go to which takes place in the 50s or 60s.
@lshellerowe58458 жыл бұрын
he was playing Chuck Berry.
@lshellerowe58458 жыл бұрын
he was playing Chuck Berry.
@lshellerowe58458 жыл бұрын
he was playing Chuck Berry.
@kenneth84346 жыл бұрын
It was all about the shoes in Lackawana county
@jamesalford7564 жыл бұрын
In Lackawanna Blues Mos Def was Mos Def not playing Chuck Berry.
@dorothysims2237 жыл бұрын
Loved this music ,when I was a kid my mom had albums of this and similar artists
@rodavis13636 жыл бұрын
My Dad LOVED Louis Jordan. Said his music played non stop back in the 50's.
@jklove6610 ай бұрын
I can never hear this song too much!
@ABLynWilson8 жыл бұрын
This is real funny but good music, I like Louis Jordan singing blowing and dancing, what a energy
@dwightlove37048 жыл бұрын
AB this man's influence is felt even today in the music industry.He is the father of rock music.
@andrewroberts81397 жыл бұрын
In my ignorance I never realised Jordan also played the sax. Boy do I have a lot to learn.
@ihateausername16 жыл бұрын
A man of many talents! One of the best!
@mushmorant92536 жыл бұрын
Andrew Roberts I would say his main instrument was the alto sax, but he also played the tenor (as here) and baritone sax as well as clarinet (a prerequisite for all sax players) and piano.
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
Andrew Roberts The song you are listening to laid the groundwork for all MUSIC VIDEOS you have seen in the modern era.A documentary was done on Elvis and a person said he was doing music videos in the '50s but this man started in the '40s.
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
megamee He was also the FATHER of Hip Hop listen to a song called BEWARE it was the forerunner to the song by Kanye West GOLDDIGGER.
@dglorious1269 Жыл бұрын
Looking up all the songs and artists that I just heard in the movie "Lackawanna Blues". 🙂 This was one of my grandmother's favorite singers and musician.
@jackson767243 жыл бұрын
I fall in love with the girls in these clips. Just beautiful 💞
@marksbestie89654 жыл бұрын
Still a legend in 2019
@bichosolto1018 жыл бұрын
This music is the a legend.
@A-D-S-P3 жыл бұрын
The best Louis Jordan le top👌🏼
@neldongentry30437 ай бұрын
A genius in his on time. Absolutely the father of rock and roll...
@weedhead4218 жыл бұрын
My pops rip dad brought me here 1931-2005
@terencejones90448 жыл бұрын
KEN BURNS "JAZZ" BROUGHT ME HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ReenieMonk6 ай бұрын
I’m from Cincinnati. The Caldonia this was written for was Marie Johnson Reynolds She would do tap dance shows at our famous Oktoberfest in Cincinnati and would frequent the club scene in Clifton where the band would play this song and she would come up and dance.
@jeshun70717 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday to Louis Jordan, who would've celebrated his 109th birthday today, he opened doors for todays black musicains as he was the first to cross over with songs like Caldonia, he was widely accepted by the mainstream public, he was also widely acknowledged by artists like James Brown, who said that Louis Jordan's talent was supernatural, he was everything
@dorothyspeaks69979 жыл бұрын
Why have I never heard this? Why did I not know who this man was? Omg yes!!!!!!!!
@dorothyspeaks69979 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love him! :).
@vickistover24466 жыл бұрын
I've loved him since I first heard him
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
Vicki Stover His music was featured in the film Malcolm X
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
Advocate Speaks He was the father of the modern day music video.He also helped to pioneer rap music as well.
@dwightlove37046 жыл бұрын
Phil K He is arguably the most important American born musician period.
@br3bunny7 жыл бұрын
Honestly came here from Mafia II. I was driving a car as Joe and this just came on, I immediately looked it up. It's greattt
@ericnick44986 жыл бұрын
Cloudy Films Word
@matthewmolina94854 жыл бұрын
'What makes your big head so hard' ☺️ I've always loved those lyrics!
@TwoCatsUp8 ай бұрын
Huge Louis Jordan fan....and this speaks so clearly of his overall exuberance and style.
@dennisonedwards526311 жыл бұрын
"CALDONIA! CALDONIA! WHAT MAKE A BIG HEAD SO HARD." love this classic song.
@rdboy36812 жыл бұрын
Love this!
@jerryjohnson84853 жыл бұрын
Sweet dreams tune! ❤️💖
@djdarkpheonix17262 жыл бұрын
My mum always played Louis Armstrong! Every night before my brother and I went to bed she would put on a cassette tape with all his songs and we’d be singing along before we fell asleep. Love me some Louie😍