#caldonia

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Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five - Caldonia (1945) (Fleecie Moore) * from: "Caldonia" / "Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door" (Single)

*(Louis Jordan was the actual songwriter and used his wife's name for contractual reasons)

Jump Blues

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Personnel: Louis Jordan: Vocals / Alto Saxophone Leonard Graham: Trumpet Freddie Simon: Tenor Saxophone William Austin: Piano Al Morgan: Bass Alex "Razz" Mitchell: Drums

Produced by Milt Gabler

Recorded: @ a Decca Records Studio in New York City, New York USA on January 19, 1945

Released: April, 1945 Decca Records

[mudwerks]

(via Caldonia - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1945)

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Caldonia / Louis Jordan

[milkandheavysugar]

“The blues, that's me. Not the crying blues, but blues with a joke in it, something funny to make you laugh and smile.” - saxophonist and bandleader Louis Jordan.  From the war years to the mid-50's Jordan scored with hit after hit: "Caldonia,’ “Open the Door, Richard,” "Choo-Choo Ch'Boogie," "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens," "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"

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Louis Jordan “Caldonia”

[djevilninja]

Hey, I'm walking with my woman; She got great big feet. Long, lean and angry; She ain't had nothing to eat, But she's my woman, And I love her just the same. She's a fine looking woman, And Caldonia is her name.

B.B. King - Caldonia

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Caldonia

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Bonus Song of the Day: January 27, 2025

The Band with Muddy Waters: Caldonia Caldonia on Amazon Prime Music Garth Hudson died last week. Hudson was the last living member of The Band, so his passing puts the final nail in the coffin of one of the greatest American rock and roll bands. Coincidentally, one of my posts last week was a song from the 1975 album by The Band, just one day after Hudson’s death, but I wanted to make specific…

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