Luke Jordan
Luke Jordan (born January 28, 1892 in Bluefield , West Virginia , USA , † June 25, 1952 in Lynchburg , Virginia ) was an American blues guitarist and singer.
In August 1927 he recorded his first pieces with Victor Records in Charlotte, North Carolina , and more followed in New York in November 1929. Then the Great Depression ended his short career. His most famous songs are Church Bells Blues , Pick Poor Robin Clean and Cocaine Blues , which has been covered several times .
On August 15, 2001, he was dedicated a memorial plaque in Lynchburg by the James River Blues Society.
Songs
Recordings from August 16, 1927
- Church Bells Blues (2 versions)
- Pick Poor Robin Clean (2 versions)
- Cocaine Blues
- Traveling Coon
Recordings from November 18, 1929
- My Gal's Done Quit Me
- Won't You Be Kind?
Recordings from November 19, 1929
- If I Call You Mama
- Look up, look down
- Tom Brown Sits in His Prison Cell
- That's a plenty
Web links
- Steve Leggett: Luke Jordan on music.aol.com (English)
- Bryan Sinclair: Luke Jordan on facstaff.unca.edu (English, many references)
- Tombstone in Lynchburg (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ After Steve Leggett; Bryan Sinclair names Appomattox County , Virginia or Campbell County , Virginia as the place of birth.
- ↑ According to www.coverinfo.de by: Billy Hughes (1940s), Roy Hogsed (1947), Hank Thompson (1959), Johnny Cash (1968), George Thorogood & the Destroyers (1978), Hank Williams III (1999), Willie Heath Neal (2004), Joaquin Phoenix (2005)
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| SURNAME | Jordan, Luke |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues guitarist and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bluefield , West Virginia , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1952 |
| Place of death | Lynchburg , Virginia |