She's My Baby and I Love Her Just the Same
| "Caldonia" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five | |
| B-side | "Somebody Done Inverse the Lock on My Door" |
| Released | 1945 (1945) |
| Recorded | January 19, 1945 |
| Genre | Jump blues |
| Length | 2:xl |
| Label | Decca |
| Songwriter(s) | Fleecie Moore (credited) |
| Producer(south) | Milt Gabler |
"Caldonia" is a jump dejection song, first recorded in 1945 by Louis Hashemite kingdom of jordan and his Tympany Five. A version by Erskine Hawkins, also in 1945, was described by Billboard magazine as "right rhythmic stone and roll music".[i]
The Blues Foundation states that "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 the introduction of term Rhythm & Dejection in 1949".[2]
Louis Jordan recording [edit]
In 1942, Jordan had started on an unparalleled run of success on the Billboard Harlem Hitting Parade (forerunner of the R&B chart), which by 1945 had included four number-one hits, and eventually made Jordan past far the most successful R&B chart deed of the 1940s.[3] "Caldonia" became his fifth number 1 on "Race Records" nautical chart.[3] It debuted on the chart in May 1945 and reached number one in June, where it stayed for seven weeks. On the pop chart, the song peaked at number half dozen with the championship "Caldonia Boogie".[3] [4]
The writing of the song is credited to Jordan's wife of the time, Fleecie Moore. However, it was written by Hashemite kingdom of jordan, who used his wife'south proper noun to enable him to work with an additional music publisher. Jordan subsequently commented, "Fleecie Moore'due south proper name is on it, but she didn't have annihilation to do with it. That was my wife at the time, and we put information technology in her name. She didn't know nothin' about no music at all. Her name is on this song and that vocal, and she's nonetheless getting money."[v] However, by the time of that quote, Hashemite kingdom of jordan and Moore had divorced after a number of arguments in which she had stabbed him with a knife. The lyrics include Hashemite kingdom of jordan'southward trademark use of comedy:
Walkin' with my babe she'south got dandy big feet
She'due south long, lean, and lanky and ain't had nothing to eat
She's my baby and I love her only the same
Crazy 'bout that woman 'cause Caldonia is her name
The verses conclude with the refrain:
Caldonia! Caldonia!
What makes your big head then hard?
I dear her, I love her just the same
Crazy 'tour that woman 'cause Caldonia is her proper noun
Jordan re-recorded the song in 1956,[half dozen] arranged by Quincy Jones with Mickey Baker on guitar.[7] Jordan also filmed a "soundie" operation of the song for the musical short Caldonia, which was shown in movie theaters.[8] He and the group also performed the vocal live on television set.[9]
"Information technology's rooted in jazz," according to music journalist John Morrison. "The energy is very much rock and roll. And you can even hear the future of what would become rap music and hip-hop along with the beat out of stone and coil."[10]
Renditions past other artists [edit]
At the same time as Jordan's success, the song was also recorded both past Erskine Hawkins and Woody Herman. The effect of Billboard mag for Apr 21, 1945, described Hawkins' version as "right rhythmic rock and roll music", possibly the first employ of the term to describe a musical style, and pre-dating by fourteen months a more often cited use of the words in a June 1946 description of "Sugar Lump" past Joe Liggins.[11] Hawkins' version of "Caldonia", featuring piano and vocals by Ace Harris, reached number 2 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 12 on the popular nautical chart.[3] Herman'south version, arranged by the young Neal Hefti, reached number two on the pop nautical chart.[12]
In 1949, a version by Saccharide Chile Robinson reached number 14 on the R&B chart.[13] Later, James Dark-brown recorded the song, with an system past Sammy Lowe, every bit his first release for Smash Records in 1964. Information technology appeared at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 nautical chart (the R&B chart was suspended at the time).[fourteen] Information technology was also released in 2008 as role of the album Two Men with the Blues by Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis.
Influence [edit]
Several sources point that Little Richard was influenced by Louis Jordan. In fact, the artist said Caldonia was the first not-gospel song he learned; and the shriek on the Jordan record "sounds eerily like the song tone Little Richard would adopt" in addition to the "Jordan-manner pencil-sparse moustache".[fifteen] [16]
In 2018, Jordan posthumously received a Grammy Accolade for lifetime accomplishment.[17] Jordan's recordings in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame include "Caldonia Boogie".[18]
References [edit]
- ^ "Record Reviews". Billboard. April 21, 1945. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Caldonia - Louis Jordan (Decca, 1945)". Blues.org . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. pp. 229, 185.
- ^ "Louis Jordan - Caldonia (1946)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Claude Demetrius". Rockabilly.nl. Archived from the original on Apr 14, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Caldonia - Louis Jordan 1945 & 1956 Versions". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Jordan. Louis, ''The Greatest Hits: No Moe!'', Mercury Records, 1992 liner notes
- ^ "Caldonia / Louis Jordan". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Caldonia (Live)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "The Black Roots Of Stone And Whorl: Part 1 : World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN". Npr.org . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Billboard". Books.google.co.uk. 1945-04-21. p. 66. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ John Fordham. "Obituary: Neal Hefti | Music". The Guardian . Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ Whitburn 1988, p. 353.
- ^ Whitburn 1988, p. 59.
- ^ ""Caldonia" Louis Jordan (1945)" (PDF). Library of Congress. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Vintage photos: Rock Hall inductee Louis Jordan is the music master behind 'Five Guys Named Moe'". Cleveland.comk. Jan 23, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Ledisi To Honor Louis Jordan On "GRAMMY Salute…"". Grammy.com. 3 Oct 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "The Meters and Louis Jordan amid GRAMMY Lifetime Accomplishment winners". Planetradio.co.united kingdom . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
Sources [edit]
- Whitburn, Joel (1988). Summit R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Enquiry. ISBN0-89820-068-seven.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldonia
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