
Episode 4: “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” by Louis Jordan
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Louis Jordan and the Death of the Big Bands
Malt gabler produced columbia holiday's 'strange fruit' recording. The track sold over a million copies and became arguably the most important recording in music history. In 20 17, rebecca ferguson was invited to play at donald trump's inauguration - but she agreed on one condition that her song could be strange fruit. This is a story about louis jordan who made jump band music with his unique stage personality.
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