Charley Jordan

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Charley Jordan (January 1, 1890 - November 15, 1954) was a St. Louis blues singer, songwriter and guitarist, as well as a talent scout, originally from Mabelvale, Arkansas. He was known for a unique style that drew on his rural roots. Jordan recorded numerous singles for Vocalion and Decca between 1930 and 1937, and also performed with some well-regarded bluesmen from the 1920s to the 1940s. Jordan recorded with Peetie Wheatstraw, Roosevelt Sykes, Casey Bill Weldon and Memphis Minnie. He had most of his biggest hits, including "Keep It Clean", in the early to mid 1930s. Later in that decade and into the 1940s, he worked frequently with Big Joe Williams. His most appreciated number, however, seems to have been "Keep It Clean", a selection of mildly suggestive traditional jokes strung along on the melodic thread of a blues, to which he added several sequels. Spinal injury In 1928 Jordan was shot in the spine, this was due to his extramusical career as a bootlegger. This gave him a long term disability and caused him to walk with crutches thereafter (which can be seen in the few photographs available of Jordan). Jordan died of pneumonia in 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Charley Jordan Vol. 1 (1930 - 1931)

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Country Southern Blues

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Charley Jordan Vol. 3 (1935 - 1937)

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Artist's Choice: Bob Dylan

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Uncut Presents: Roll With It

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The Definitive Charley Patton (Disc 1): A Spoonful Blues

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Charley Jordan, Vol. 3 (1935 - 1937)

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Cocaine Blues: Vintage Songs About Cocaine & Heroin

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Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s

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Cocaine Blues

Bootlegger's Blues

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Before The Blues Vol. 2

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