Editing Louis Jordan (section)

==Awards and legacy==
On June 23, 2008, the [[United States House of Representatives]] passed a resolution introduced by Arkansas Representative [[Vic Snyder]] honoring Jordan on the centenary of his birth.<ref name="Snyder">{{cite web |last1=Snyder |first1=Vic |title=Text - H.Res.1242 - 110th Congress (2007-2008): Honoring the life, musical accomplishments, and contributions of Louis Jordan on the 100th anniversary of his birth. |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/1242/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22louis+jordan%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=4 |website=Congress.gov |access-date=March 14, 2020 |date=June 23, 2008}}</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] featured Jordan and his film for ''Caldonia'' in 2008 as part of its tribute to Vintage Black Cinema. "Vivid reminders of a bygone era will be celebrated in June through Vintage Black Cinema stamps based on five vintage [[movie posters]]. Whether spotlighting the talents of entertainment icons or documenting changing social attitudes and expectations, these posters now serve a greater purpose than publicity and promotion. They are invaluable pieces of history, preserving memories of cultural phenomena that otherwise might have been forgotten. The stamp pane was designed by Carl Herrman of Carlsbad, California."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2007/sr07_084.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120142648/http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2007/sr07_084.htm | archive-date=January 20, 2008 | title=USPS Postal News: Postal Service Previews 2008 Stamps }}</ref>

The [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] states that two of the most important originators of rhythm and blues were [[Big Joe Turner|Joe Turner]] and Louis Jordan with his Tympany Five. The two artists helped to lay "the foundation for R&B in the 1940s, cutting one swinging rhythm & blues masterpiece after another".<ref name="Funk and R&B"/> The Hall also describes Jordan as "the Father of Rhythm & Blues", "the Grandfather of Rock 'n' Roll" and "King of the Juke Boxes".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cleveland.com/onstage/2015/01/vintage_photos_rock_hall_induc.html|title=Vintage photos: Rock Hall inductee Louis Jordan is the music master behind 'Five Guys Named Moe' |date=January 23, 2015 |work=Cleveland.com |access-date=December 25, 2020 |quote=}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>  Another source states that with ''Caldonia'' (1945), Jordan was "already crafting the classic rock 'n' roll sound".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/news/culture-and-history/king-of-the-jukebox-louis-jordan/|title=King of the Jukebox: Louis Jordan|website=Legacy.com|date=July 8, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref> The Hall of Fame considers "his classic 'Saturday Night Fish Fry' (1949) as an early example of rap and possibly the first rock and roll recording".<ref name="auto2"/>

The [[Blues Foundation]] hints that Jordan was a precursor to R&B: "Louis Jordan was the biggest African-American star of his era" and that his "Caldonia" reached "the top of the Race Records chart, as it was known prior to being called Rhythm & Blues in 1949".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blues.org/blues_hof_inductee/caldonia-louis-jordan-decca-1945/|title=Caldonia - Louis Jordan (Decca, 1945)|website=Blues.org|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>

Chuck Berry said that he modeled his musical approach on Jordan's.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/chuck-berrys-music-helped-define-the-modern-teenager/|title=Chuck Berry's influence on rock 'n roll was incalculable|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|first=Hillel|last=Italie|date=March 18, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref> Berry changed the lyric content from black life to teenage life, and substituted cars and girls for Jordan's primary motifs of food, drink, money and girls. Berry's iconic opening riff on "[[Johnny B. Goode]]"<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.courttheatre.org/about/blog/louis-jordan-jukebox-king/|title=Louis Jordan, the Jukebox King &#124; Five Guys Named Moe|first=Emily|last=Lovett|website=Courttheatre.org|date=July 25, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref> bears a striking similarity to the intro played by the guitarist Carl Hogan on the 1946 hit "[[Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)|Ain't That Just Like a Woman]]"; Berry has acknowledged the debt in interviews.<ref name="Flanagan">{{cite book |last1=Flanagan |first1=Bill |title=Written in My Soul: Conversations with Rock's Great Songwriters |date=1987 |publisher=RosettaBooks}}</ref><ref name="MillerJ">{{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=James |title=Flowers in the Dustbin: The Rise of Rock and Roll, 1947–1977 |date=1999 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=0-684-80873-0 |page=104}}</ref><ref>Decca Personality Series 23669, 78RPM</ref> Other sources also indicate that [[Little Richard]] was influenced by Jordan.  In fact, the artist said ''Caldonia'' was the first non-gospel song he learned; and the shriek (or "whoop")<ref name="auto4"/> on the Jordan record "sounds eerily like the vocal tone Little Richard would adopt", in addition to the "Jordan-style pencil-thin moustache".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/Caldonia.pdf|title="Caldonia" Louis Jordan (1945) Library of Congress|website=Loc.gov|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Cleveland"/> [[James Brown]] and [[Ray Charles]] also said that Jordan's style had an influence on their work.<ref name="Cleveland">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/onstage/2015/01/vintage_photos_rock_hall_induc.html|title=Vintage photos: Rock Hall inductee Louis Jordan is the music master behind 'Five Guys Named Moe'|first1=Rea|last1=Simakis|date=January 23, 2015|website=Cleveland.com|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>

[[B.B. King]] cites Jordan as an influence and recorded an album of his tunes called ''[[Let the Good Times Roll (album)|Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan]]''. The band included [[Earl Palmer]], drums, [[Dr. John]], piano, [[Hank Crawford]], alto sax, [[David "Fathead" Newman]], tenor sax, and [[Marcus Belgrave]], trumpet.<ref name="let">{{cite AV media |people=B.B. King |date=1999 |title=Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan |type=CD |publisher=MCA Records}}</ref>

Jordan was inducted into both the [[National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame]] and the Blues Hall of Fame;<ref name="auto3"/> and in 2018, he posthumously received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/ledisi-honor-louis-jordan-grammy-salute-music-legends|title=Ledisi To Honor Louis Jordan On "GRAMMY Salute…"|first=Philip|last=Merrill|date=October 3, 2018|website=Grammy.com|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref> The Academy believes that he "led the way for rock and roll in the 50s. His recordings in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame include: 'Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens', 'Caldonia Boogie', 'Choo Choo Ch'Boogie', and 'Let The Good Times Roll'".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/jazz-fm/news/music-news/the-meters-and-louis-jordan-among-grammy-lifetime-achievement-winners/|title=The Meters and Louis Jordan among GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement winners|first=Chris|last= Gilvear|website=Planetradio.co.uk|date=January 14, 2018|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>

According to Cleveland.com, "Louis Jordan had a profound impact on several African-American music genres that evolved during the first half of the 20th century ... He helped make jump blues, jazz and boogie-woogie mainstream forces. Jordan's legendary work would serve as a precursor to modern blues, rock and roll and R&B music".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2020/06/50-most-important-african-american-music-artists-of-all-time.html|title=50 most important African American music artists of all time|first= Troy L. |last=Smith|date=June 25, 2020|website=Cleveland.com|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>

In 1990, ''[[Five Guys Named Moe]],'' a [[Musical theatre|musical]] built around the songs of Louis Jordan, opened in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] and ran for over four years, winning a [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show|Laurence Olivier Award]]. It opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in 1992 and received two [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]] nominations.  Tours and revivals continued into the 2020s.