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Louis Jordan

LOUIS JORDAN

YEAR

1987

INDUCTED BY

Seymour Stein

CATEGORY

performers

The supreme ruler of Forties R&B.

Louis Jordan topped the R&B charts for a total of one hundred thirteen weeks, an unheard of accomplishment. His classic “Saturday Night Fish Fry” is an early example of rap and possibly the first rock and roll recording.

Louis Jordan

Louis Jordan

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