Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - The Louis Jordan Story 

Mondays: 6 - 27 October 2008

2330 - 0000

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Writer Clarke Peters presents this fascinating four part series about one of the most extrovert characters in show business history. 

With his yard-wide smile, rousing vocals and searing alto saxophone, Louis Jordan was the bridge from the minstrel show to rock and roll, influencing performers including Ray Charles, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Bill Haley. 

Pacey, fast moving and packed with humour, the series is just like a Jordan performance, featuring classics like Saturday Night Fish Fry, Outskirts of Town, Caldonia, and Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens.