Louis Jordan

Summary

Louis Jordan is a human^[1]. Born in Arkansas^[2], he… he was born on July 8, 1908^[3]. He died in Los Angeles^[4]. He died on February 4, 1975^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6], actor^[7], saxophonist^[8], jazz musician^[9], and musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (881 views/month, #6,964 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Arkansas^[2], Louis Jordan…
• Louis Jordan was born in Brinkley^[12].
• Louis Jordan passed away in Los Angeles^[4].
• Louis Jordan was born on July 8, 1908^[3].
• Louis Jordan died on February 4, 1975^[5].
• Louis Jordan held citizenship in United States^[13].
• English was Louis Jordan's native language^[14].
• Louis Jordan is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[15].
• Louis Jordan's professions included singer^[6].
• Louis Jordan's professions included actor^[7].
• Louis Jordan worked as a saxophonist^[8].
• Louis Jordan worked as a jazz musician^[9].
• Louis Jordan worked as a musician^[10].
• Louis Jordan worked as a composer^[16].
• Louis Jordan's field of work was music^[17].
• Louis Jordan's field of work was pop music^[18].
• Louis Jordan's field of work was jazz^[19].
• Louis Jordan's field of work was saxophone performance^[20].
• Louis Jordan's field of work was singing^[21].
• Louis Jordan's field of work was popular music^[22].
• Louis Jordan was educated at Arkansas Baptist College^[23].
• Louis Jordan received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[24].
• Louis Jordan received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[25].
• Louis Jordan received the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame^[26].
• Louis Jordan received the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1908-07-08^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1975-02-04^[31]

• Genre(s): jazz, new orleans r&b, r&b, swing^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, jazz, jump-blues, new orleans r&b, r&b, rhythm & blues, rock & roll, swing^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: b8b30699-7814-4fd1-ab75-6f22f5da0fac^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Arkansas^[2], an U.S. state^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1836^[37], headquartered in Little Rock^[38] and Brinkley^[12], a city in the United States^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1852^[41]. Louis Jordan was born on July 8, 1908^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[15]. English was his native language^[14].

Education

Louis Jordan was educated at Arkansas Baptist College^[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], actor^[7], saxophonist^[8], jazz musician^[9], musician^[10], and composer^[16]. Fields of work include music^[17], a type of arts^[42]; pop music^[18], a music genre^[43], founded in 1950^[44]; jazz^[19], a music genre^[45], founded in 1917^[46]; saxophone performance^[20]; singing^[21], a type of activity^[47]; and popular music^[22], a music genre^[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[24], a lifetime achievement award^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1962^[51]; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[25], a music museum^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1983^[54]; Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame^[26]; and Arkansas Black Hall of Fame^[27], a hall of fame^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1992^[57].

Death and Burial

Louis Jordan died on February 4, 1975^[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[58].

Why It Matters

Louis Jordan ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (881 views/month, #6,964 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

FAQs

Where was Louis Jordan born?

Louis Jordan was born in Arkansas^[2].

Where did Louis Jordan die?

Louis Jordan passed away in Los Angeles^[4].

What did Louis Jordan do for work?

Louis Jordan worked as singer^[6], actor^[7], saxophonist^[8], jazz musician^[9], and musician^[10].

Where did Louis Jordan go to school?

Louis Jordan was educated at Arkansas Baptist College^[23].

What awards did Louis Jordan receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[24], Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[25], Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame^[26], and Arkansas Black Hall of Fame^[27].