The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum


Louis Jordan

Inducted at: The 1987 Induction Ceremony
Induction category: Early Influence

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He has been called “the Father of Rhythm & Blues” and “the Grandfather of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” In the Forties, bandleader Louis Jordan pioneered a wild - and wildly popular - amalgam of jazz and blues. The swinging shuffle rhythms ...

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