Caldonia

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"Caldonia" is a 1945 jump blues song by Louis Jordan, celebrated as one of his signature hits and a classic of early rhythm and blues.

All labels observed (2)

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Caldonia canonical 6
“Caldonia” 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWithMovement transition from swing to R&B ⓘ
chartSuccess major R&B hit in the mid‑1940s ⓘ
composer Louis Jordan ⓘ
linked to: Louis Thomas Jordan
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1940s popular music ⓘ
genre jump blues ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
hasArtistRole Louis Jordan as bandleader ⓘ
Louis Jordan as saxophonist ⓘ
linked to: Louis Jordan

Louis Jordan as vocalist ⓘ
hasInstrumentation rhythm section ⓘ
saxophone‑led small combo ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle boogie‑woogie influenced ⓘ
up‑tempo ⓘ
hasNotableLine Caldonia, Caldonia, what makes your big head so hard? ⓘ
hasSubgenreCharacteristic shouting vocals ⓘ
strong backbeat ⓘ
influencedGenre rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
isClassicOf early rhythm and blues ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf Louis Jordan ⓘ
linked to: Louis Thomas Jordan
language English ⓘ
lyricist Louis Jordan ⓘ
linked to: Louis Thomas Jordan
performer Louis Jordan ⓘ
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five ⓘ
recordLabel Decca Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1945 ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louis Jordan → notableWork → Caldonia ⓘ
The Herd → notableWork → Caldonia ⓘ
First Herd → notableWork → “Caldonia” ⓘ
linked to: Caldonia