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Keep It Clean by Charley Jordan

Artist Biography For Charley Jordan

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.

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