Profession: Musician
Nationality: 
American
Biography: Known as "The King of the Jukebox". One of his famous songs includes Saturday Night Fish Fry and Choo Choo Ch'Boogie.
Born: July 8, 1908
Birthplace: Brinkley, Arkansas, USA
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Cancer
Died: February 4, 1975 (aged 66)
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Married Life
- 1951-11-14 American swing musician Louis Jordan (43) weds dancer Vicky Hayes
- 1966-06-14 Musician Louis Jordan (58) weds singer and dancer Martha Weaver
Historical Events
- 1987-01-21 Second Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Coasters; Eddie Cochran; Bo Diddley; Aretha Franklin; Marvin Gaye; Bill Haley; B.B. King; Clyde McPhatter; Ricky Nelson; Roy Orbison; Carl Perkins; Smokey Robinson; Joe Turner; Muddy Waters; Jackie Wilson; Louis Jordan; T-Bone Walker; Hank Williams; Leonard Chess; Ahmet Ertegun; Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; and Jerry Wexler
- 1990-12-14 Louis Jordan's revue "Five Guys Named Moe" premieres in London
Cab Calloway
Noel Gallagher
Oliver Riedel
Phil Collins
Vaughn Meader
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart