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Louis Jordan with the Tympany Five, New York, New York
路易斯‧喬登和他的樂團 「Tympany Five」

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路易斯喬登 (Louis Jordon) 的歌曲及時行樂 (Let the Good Times Roll) 打入排行榜:19461221

西元1938年,喬登開始帶領自己的樂團 (Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five) 表演。他的目標是要創造能夠吸引所有人的音樂。在1943年至1950年間,他的歌曲維持在節奏藍調排行榜上的時間長達4分之1之久。而他所有登上排行榜的歌曲中,有15首是曾經交錯同時上榜的歌曲。

喬登把音樂的創新結合了幽默與搖擺樂的言語。他的只有我們是膽小鬼嗎? (Ain』t Nobody Here But US Chickens) 高居節奏藍調排行榜冠軍達17週之久。這位優秀的薩克斯風手和天才表演家也和許多著名的藝術家一起拍攝電影與錄製唱片,包括路易斯‧阿姆斯壯 (Louis Armstrong) 、賓恩‧克洛斯比 (Bing Crosby) ,以及愛拉‧費茲傑羅 (Ella Fitzgerald) 等人。然而,他後來的發展並沒有這麼順遂。


By 1938, Jordan headed his own band--Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. His goal was to create music that appealed to all people. From 1943 until 1950, his singles topped the R&B chart more than 25 percent of the time. Fifteen of those hits crossed over to the pop charts.

Jordan combined musical innovation with humor and jive talk. "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" ranked Number 1 on the R&B charts for 17 weeks. This excellent saxophonist and talented entertainer appeared in films and recorded with prominent artists, including Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, and Ella Fitzgerald. Unfortunately, the next decade had something else in store for the bandleader.

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