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▶ Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Choo Choo Ch' Boogie

Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (1946) → Asleep at the Wheel (1975)

Early R&B
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Early R&B
1946 — Louis Jordan releases the early R&B blueprint
Original

Jordan irrevocibly merged swing-jazz sophistication with driving blues beats in a tight combo — eighteen weeks at #1 on the R&B chart, defining the Rhythm and Blues standard that led directly to rock and roll and soul.

Now playing
After
Asleep at the Wheel — 1975

Early R&B

Covers by Asleep at the Wheel and others kept the 1940s jump-blues blueprint alive in later swing revivals.

When swing sophistication met the raw pulse of the blues, R&B was born.

From original to redefined

What to listen for

When swing sophistication met the raw pulse of the blues, R&B was born.

  • Small-combo condensation

    Large swing irreversibly condensed into jump blues

  • R&B standard

    The jukebox-era prototype of early R&B

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