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Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician, songwriter and bandleader who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #59 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Jordan was one of the most successful African-American musicians of the 20th century, ranking fifth in the list of the all-time most successful black recording artists according to Billboard magazine's chart methodology. Though comprehensive sales figures are not available, he scored at least four million-selling hits during his career. Jordan regularly topped the R&B "race" charts, and was one of the first black recording artists to achieve a significant "crossover" in popularity into the mainstream (predominantly white) American audience, scoring simultaneous Top Ten hits on the white pop charts on several occasions. After Duke Ellington and Count Basie, Louis Jordan was probably the most popular and successful African-American bandleader of his day.
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Actors: Mario Van Peebles (actor), Spencer Williams (actor), Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (actor), Ossie Davis (actor), William Greaves (actor), Mantan Moreland (actor), Herb Jeffries (actor), F.E. Miller (actor), Joey D. Vieira (composer), Monte Hawley (actor), Clarence Brooks (actor), Sean Whitley (writer), Suzette Harbin (actress), Louis Jordan (actor), Marguerite Whitten (actress),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Helene Turner (writer), Helene Turner (editor), Jack Kelly (actor), Richard Loo (actor), Louis Forbes (composer), Paul F. Heard (producer), Paul F. Heard (writer), Paul F. Heard (director), May Wynn (actress), Raymond Friedgen (writer), Raymond Friedgen (producer), Herbert G. Luft (writer), Michael Bulmer (actor), Gerald Young (actor), Lolita Shek (actress),
Genres: Mystery,Actors: Wilbur Mack (actor), Nell Craig (actress), Dewey Robinson (actor), Leon Belasco (actor), Emmett Vogan (actor), John Eldredge (actor), Edward Brophy (actor), Larry Fine (actor), Russell Hicks (actor), Robert Homans (actor), Curly Howard (actor), Moe Howard (actor), Edward Earle (actor), Ruth Lee (actress), Edna Holland (actress),
Plot: In this 100% FICTIONAL film, in which no one plays "Self",Carol Lawrence ('Gale Storm' (qv)), an aspiring singer, goes to a new night club owned by Danny Warren ('Phil Regan (I)' (qv)), whose father Daniel Warren (Russell Hicks (I)') doesn't approve of the club and wants Danny to join him in the family business. Carol is suspected of being a process server and is thrown out of the club. An extremely long arm of coincidence leads her to the elder Warren's office and he hires her as a process server. She returns but gets a singing job this time so foregoes serving the cease-and-desist notice. The Three Stooges are on hand as waiters and Connee Boswell, Louis Jordan, Will Osborne and Mary Treen provide the music and songs in addition to Gale Storm on "Oh, Buddy" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street."
Keywords: audition, b-movie, behind-in-the-rent, big-band-music, breaking-dishes, camera-shot-of-feet, champagne, colorized-film, dishwasher, eviction-noticeActors: Charles Butterworth (actor), Lon Chaney Jr. (actor), Nigel Bruce (actor), Walter Abel (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), Charles D. Brown (actor), Noah Beery Jr. (actor), Stanley Andrews (actor), William 'Billy' Benedict (actor), Lee Bennett (actor), Turhan Bey (actor), John L. Cason (actor), Bobby Barber (actor), Steve Brodie (actor), Wallis Clark (actor),
Plot: During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were meant as morale-boosters to both the troops overseas and the civilians at home. This was Universal Pictures' effort. It features everyone from Donald O'Connor to the Andrews Sisters to Orson Welles to W.C. Fields to George Raft to Marlene Dietrich, and dozens of other Universal players.
Keywords: 1940s, actor, actress, american-flag, archive-footage, army-base, ballet, cigarette-smoking, dancer, dancingI want a new suit and a long pair of shoes
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Dressed in red, served my meals in bed
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If anyone knocks they can't get in
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That'll just 'bout knock me out
I'm gonna take you up to my den
If anyone knocks they can't get in
You know what I'm talkin' 'bout