Louis Jordan - Choo choo ch'boogie

[KarenWRN1]

Love Louis Jordan ( The Father of R&B). This style of music is known as Jump Blues. It was a 1940's offshoot of swing and it was the first commercially successful style of R&B.

[Kwolfx]

This music makes me smile. Its pretty damn good.

[se0g09v]

Outstanding!



[PHJimY]

To hear a bluegrass version of this, put "whiskey jack choo choo ch'boogie" in the browser. Some wo't like it. I think It's great.

[allisone12138]

The original Ska.

[juliewants]

this is so good it's giving me chills!

[Snake20T]

I heard this song on "sid meier's railroads" and I wanted to find the whole song and man haha it's good! Glad it was on Youtube!

[plannerben]

Seriously, why is this guy not on the $1 bill?

[SEHANO]

I had to sing this song when I was a member of the children's singing group The Sunshine Generation...... aghhh, the living nightmare that was the sixth grade is coming back to me!

[ramon4863]

i love this video it is so cool CHOO'CHOO'CH'BOOGIE!

[helios1912]

Great vid--the shiny sport jackets scream 1940s "I'm a hipster in a cool band"--the song is a timeless beat, finger-snapping and toe-tapping. Thanks for the post of this rare footage, mcfunkyfreshhh. It's a summer Saturday, we're enjoying this with a white wine, my lady and I.

[SK22000]

that's the bees knees!!!

[bronson1921]

Happy Birthday to Mr. Louis Jordan - music pioneer and reputed - " Father of Rhythm & Blues"!!...on the anniversary of his birth(July 8th).

Thank you for this wonderful upload.

[talkindurinthemovie]

I feel like I need to find the nearest boy and start swing dancing.

[eajoread]

if only this was on are childrens casset players not that "lady gaga" rubbish.

[toobyu2859]

I thought Louis Jordan was white. And French.

[putmyguitarawaymummy]

7 people,I got to tell you something:fuck of!

[screwmaster404]

Go cat go

[stosz]

so darn good

[sealbeachjoe]

Same groove as Maybellene by Charles Edward Berry a.k.a. Chuck Berry. We called that rock!

[theonlytruepunk]

Who are the 6 assclowns that do not like this??? Are you kidding me??? I do not care what style of music one loves, this is amazing! I love punk rock, but this is really fantastic!!!!!!  Long live Louis!!!

[mcfunkyfreshhh]

@theonlytruepunk 'cause you're the only true punk left :)

punk, funk or choo choo ch' - when it's real it's never too much!

[theonlytruepunk]

@mcfunkyfreshhh So true!! If I feel it, it is good! I love Louis...he was one of a kind!!!!!

[barbaranagar]

@mcfunkyfreshhh you got it

[RaptureandZune]

@theonlytruepunk I love punk rock too. There are actually genres like "hardcore jazz" and "punk jazz". lol.

[theonlytruepunk]

@RaptureandZune The Minutemen were what I called a "Jazz punk" band...I loved them!!

[RedLightGreenLight11]

@theonlytruepunk

i made it 7, deal with it

[theonlytruepunk]

@RedLightGreenLight11 That's because you are a dildo!!

[deputydanksauce]

@theonlytruepunk

werrrd

[dansteves]

Alt:

Read the situation from the front to the back

And put it right back on the stack Jack.

[TheMisodoctakleidist]

I played this song for my performance assessment at music school. Fuck, it was fun.

[hotdogman67]

This is awesome! =D

[Elodea]

Makes me want to run out and buy a Zoot Suit!

[hebneh]

"Take me right back to the track, Jack!"

I see shiny jackets on either side of our man Louis there. I approve.

[RorySPQR]

That trumpet player on the left looks a bit like Miles Davis.

[mrstep2me]

@RorySPQR That's Miles for sure. Choo Choo Ch' Boogie spent 18 weeks at the top of Billboard's Black music charts, a record equaled once, but yet to be broken.

[BergR1]

thanks for posting :D

[jwquinlan]

The start of rap.

[94Madbassist]

rock and roll pioneers i tip my hat if i owned one great song to impro to on dums

[ryansheckler241990]

I no this was written in the 1940's but is anyone sure on the exact year?

[VectronMusic]

@ryansheckler241990

This song is from 1946. :)

[Ricksnake]

Louis Jordan is a much under appreciated genius. Check out some of his other music...his sense of humor is amazingly funny even to this day (like the Stooges). True genius transends time. This is a great vid. Wish I could have seen this guy. Before my time, though.

[saxxman25]

So swingin!

[lmcpherson4330]

Love this song!! 

[karrs8000]

It's great!

[naturalpro2003]

This was waaayyy before my time! I LOVE IT!!

[UJAXMAN]

Miles Davis on Trumpet! Awesome!

[MikeSnowhill]

Awesome - Just wants me wana jump up and jive baby..!

[prunellapussywuggums]

R&B before the 50s---why is he buried in history? I had to watch the Ken Burns JAZZ documentary to even hear his name for the 1st time ever. Music from 1917-----on was produced  by the blacks-----what a legacy those people had!

[projectgz]

@BrunoJazzmanLeicht I Too born in the wrong era mate. I really wish I had witnessed this live! The music then was so pure and the artists performed their music with utmost love and respect.

[avBToo]

I count 216 beats per minute. Up there with Louis Primas Jum Jive an Wail, my two favorites

[avBToo]

Jump Jive an Wail, of course

[DJSnafu]

Too ill- are there DVDs of his live perfs available?

[bopkick5]

this stuff is real music. laters with all that computer programming and mime-ing. now am i right or right

[jthart23]

as right as can be bobkick5, hehe

[DarrenDeicide]

You're right, alright, and allreet!

[mrjoecool]

@bopkick5

this is unbleivably good and i love it and i love all this old music i dont think you can beat it. But im really into modern music like garage and dub and drum n bass and dubstep. And i dont think you can diss one genre just because another is so fantastic. There is something quite beautiful in the way a human interacts with technology to create music. I agree though, mimeing in music should be made illegal!!!

[district9proper1]

@mrjoecool  Frend fair enough . . . i hear you

[azqrlaf]

Jerry Lee Lewis said that if he had to spend eternity working, and could chose just one other performer to work with, he would chose be Louis Jordan.

[tapefive]

wow, they played it very fast live! :)

[BigBallinStalin]

Hahahha, you got that right, chopsddy3.

[chopsddy3]

Louis Jordan is hotter than a $2.00 pistol.

[YurisDisciple]

@chopsddy3

Lol my dad says that.

[chopsddy3]

@YurisDisciple Listen to your Dad.He's "hep to the jive"(probably more so than he's willing to admit to you :)

[jody808]

Louis Jordan, a swinging cat!

[usernameindc]

Louis Jordan, the grandfather of rap!

[lpdinerman]

why don't more people know Louis Jordan... He needs some P>R.. He was the original Rocker

[mrjoecool]

@usernameindc

dont know why you got thumbs down for this. I can kinda see it :D

[shellbellmel]

get to learn this in my chorus

[Subster]

Jump blues baby

[brendanwalllis]

miles davis on trumpet at left?

[TheRasasayange]

boogie woogie and jive...

best regards to louis jordan from Indo!

[thejarvisjenkinsband]

Louis Jordan is the epitomy of swing music steming from the 40's and on.

[WholeLotofRocknRoll]

boogie woogie!!! yeah rock'n'roll will live forever and will make people happy!!!!

[whitefalcon64]

My god, one of the greatest rock'n'rollers, although it was in the 40's !!!

[wwalkerp]

chuck berry biggest influence

[pretorious700]

you are so right, that eight to the bar shit is awesome

[gypwin]

he inspired evryone.check out gypwin

[kon17051951]

From Russia with love.Louis have russian soul. He is our man.Балдею от Луи,как пацан.Таких сейчас нет и близко,

[videosaficcion]

Yeeah!!

My soul are living the world with this music,

Boogie!! BlackMusic!!

[whateverfukinever]

"Boogie!! BlackMusic!!"

The funny thing is that this song was actually written by White, Country music musicians, lol.... Maybe not as "Black" as you thought! ; )

[RedDharmah]

It is not who wrote the song that defines soul, or rock and roll, but how the song is sung. It must have feeling, riddim and soul. The Pope could have written the song for all I care.

[jwalabama]

thanks, and thanks again!

[RockabillyWilly1]

So good

[Soulnik]

Sweet! ♫♫♫♫♫

[carolerory]

classic..maybe the inventor of rock n roll in the

40's.. 10 years before Elvis..

[gitfiddlejim]

He made "Keep a Knockin" pre war, 38 I think, along with "Sam Jones Done tore his britches". both could be called R & R.

Check em out.

G

[thkro20]

why don't they make music like this anymore???

Britney Spears piss off!

[raso04]

fantastic music! =)

[lollygoober]

Anyone know where I could download an MP3 of this?

Love it. :D

[danmcb]

emusic has it all

[tumsabai1]

@lollygoober

I know where you can get the mp3.

[coconols]

this is really the roots of rock n roll see chuck berry is sing as him

[wrongjeremy]

Chuck Berry cites as the influences of his style, a combination of Louis Jordan, Jordan's guitarist Carl Hogan, and Johnnie Johnson - the pianist who had led the band Berry joined. He basically translated those lead piano parts to the guitar. Johnson was happy to take a backseat.

Go listen to the intro to "Ain't That Just Like A Woman".

[coconols]

right man thx it's sound like jordan louis ...... jordan was a genious underated....sad sad

[wexlovexjbx101]

i luv this song im singing this song for my chior consert! love this song

[JoonYore88]

Jump Band/Slow BoodieWoogie

[aerosmythe]

Rock N' Roll!! From the Roots....

[Rapunzzel07]

Thanks for this! I have a major test coming up in music appreciation where we have to know EVERYONE'S name in music, so I'm trying to cement it in my mind by checkin' out the people on youtube! :)

[paktonos16]

i have to do this song in a concert for school

[Musicallover226]

I have to sing this for this thing i am doing in school.

[jackahearts69]

wow!

[Obscurity3]

One of the greatest to live.

[jensrn]

i love itit has nice nice beat easy to dance to!!!!!! it is son fun to dance to and to add moves and just have fun and be funky!!!

[eddiemugavero]

swingin' .

[6925thcobras]

Near the end of his career (life) he used to play at the casinos in South Lake Tahoe (about 1966). My friends and I were in the Air Force at Beale (Marysville) and use to go up to see him...we had no idea of his history but we called him "Cool Papa Daddy"... all this was for free.

[oitchy]

Why would someone "thumbs down" your comment???

You're a lucky fella. I discovered him as a teenager in the 70's. Gets me jumpin' !!!

[tumsabai1]

@6925thcobras

Beale AFB was Air Defense commnand was it not??

Were you Radar site??

[dbadagna]

Excellent performance. See also video ZJW67YfLWgs for a funny "borrowed" version.

[azzsocold]

like it!

[drfunk0077]

nice add