The !!!! Beat (TV Program) Vol 4 Show #15 

Louis Jordan was around 58 years old when this was recorded. Pretty slick dance moves for someone that age.

The real OG, pioneered Rhythm & Blues music

The great Louis Jordan! He started it all. Even Ray Charles wanted to be him.

Lewis Jordan should be remembered and celebrated more for his musical contributions. He was an all around player and the true pioneer.

The pride of Brinkley, Arkansas - Louis Jordan! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Lois Jordan had it all - singer , musician, comedian and band leader par excellance!

LOUIS JORDAN THE FATHER OF R&B AND THEN R AND R.

Man! The tenor man's got a cool pompydoo.

Thanks so much Rachel Cummings! This one the best shows. Louis Jordan is the link between jazz, swing, blues, and all of the 20th century music that followed. Great to see The Tympani Five jamming live!

It's good to see Freddy King and Gatemouth Brown, with "Gate" playing that white Fender Jaguar. Hoss Man was one of the late night guys on WLAC radio with John R. Richbourg. WLAC kept company to a lot of musicians riding home from work all over the South in the late 1960's.

Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five - the ground zero musical influence of more legendary artists than we could possibly name

Uncle Chris on the drums. His drum stool was a converted Harley Davidson Duo-Glide motorcycle seat. So he had lots of mobility when he was behind the set.

"The kids came along and I gave it to them." Louis YOU ARE?WERE the greatest. And Chris Columbo was legend himself. Hossman was right,..you left those kids something to live up to.

That was fantastic. I never saw this show. Never heard of The Beat. Two of America's great performers. Thanks for sharing.

How can people watch this amazing video and give thumbs down?????

I was amazed to find these old shows on RU-vid! Thanks so much, they bring back tons of memories. "The Beat" was shown on our local tv station at midnight on Friday nights in 1966. I was 12 years old and even at that age I was staying up to see this show, and I also listened to The Hossman and John R. on WLAC radio out of Nashville. Really great times.

With all his great influence and his marvellous alto playing, to my mind he was a truly wonderful singer. He was all that! At this late date, thanks ever so much for this pearl of 60s TV! ❤

First time I've seen Louis Jordan on a live video!!! How excellent is that?! Thank You Rachel Cummings, the !!!! Beat rules.

Louis Jordan! Amazing band!

I absolutely love Louis Jordan he is so talented and he always looks so happy!I love it!

Utterly Magnificent! Louis Jordan & his Fab band, just glorious. And then Freddie King AND Clarence 'Gatemouth Brown! Oh Happy-Happy-Joy-Joy!

I could listen to Freddie jamming with Gate all day and all night. Fabulous.

Dig that crazy sax player with the pomp! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Louis Jordan’s ‘Let The Good Times Roll’ was one of many great songs of his. Elwood Blues put it on when he and his brother Jake were in Elwood’s Chicago flat.

This show is a treasure chest !!

some greats on here,love freddie king brilliant guitarist

Great share! Thank you. Louis Jordan certainly still had it all working his career.

Some legends in their prime, either established or in the making. Louis, Freddie, Gatemouth, and at 20:47, the great Billy Cox from the Jimi Hendrix experience playing bass in the house band.

THANK YOU for posting this show and series! I hadn't seen Mr. Jordan in the 1960s ON TV in color, EVER! Louis Jordan was an original. So many copied his style. Freddie King is the man! I know that I have seen more Freddie on another episode of this series. I LOVE the go-go dancers!!

Thanks so much for posting these great videos, Rachel. Lots of legends in one half hour. Louis Jordan, Freddie King, Gatemouth Brown, and of course Hossman Allen who was so cool. Most excellent.

AWESOME!!! Thx so much, i've never heard before about this show and with Louis Jordan. Amazing!!!

Brilliant man the Legendary Louis Jordan that tympany five respect

I'm convinced Louis Jordan started choreography and playing instruments at the same time!!

Brilliant, note the Hammond B3 organist using the bass pedals :)

Louis Jordan LEGEND

I just got this DVD, Vol.4 ,episodes 14-17. Glad lad.

RC! Your collection is a treasure trove of the music I grew up with. Thanks🎼🌹

What a show. Speechless.

Louis Jordan was AWESOME 👌🏾

What a TREASURE ! wow my favorites, Louis Jordan and Freddie King and Clarence Gatemouth Brown in the house band?? Saw Freddie at a blues festival with Taj Mahall and Paul Butterfield it was one of those "Lost Weekends" either in Rhode island or Conn. We lived in Boston... must have been 73? anyone know?

Thanks for posting this killer Louis Jordan performance!

Sometimes this show seemed to forget it was 1966 and swing back to the '50s.

1. Intro by Hoss Allen, including The Beat Theme 2. Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five - Caldonia 1:14 3. Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five - G.I. Jive 4:29 4. Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five (w/Martha) - All I Do Is Dream 7:39 5. Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five - Ram-Bunk-Shush 14:23 (daaamnfast) Personal presentation 15:27 6. Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' 15:50 7. Freddie King - Sittin' On The Boat Dock 19:53 8. Freddie King & Gatemouth Brown - Funky Mama 22:18 Friggin amazing footage thanks!!!!!!! pd. A estos dos grandes talentos me lo mostro por primera vez un gran amigo el Choco , lamentablemente la vida nos separo por alguna razon que aun desconozco.. pero gracias amigo jamas voy a olvidar las incontables tardes y noches tocando hasta el amanecer. te extraño bocha

Louis Jordan!! Rachel Cummings consider yourself hugged a million times!!

Excellent.

The great Leo Blevins on guitar from Chicago with Louis Jordan's combo.

TV like it should be!

I really enjoyed this episode this was smoking music performance. Thank you for sharing.

Hoss reminds me of Elvis in his speaking gestures.

brilliant

Oh my, Louis Jordan was a musical genius. His band was tight, now I see where James Brown got his band's tightness from.

I just died and went to R&B heaven ....

That Organ was so iPhone. amazing tech

Wonderful!!! Thank you!

You know when I first saw soul train I thought that was really the first black music show but obviously this show The Beat was the first a forerunner if you will to soul train

Thanx so much for posting this video!!!

GI Jive is so true.

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Damn, Martha is hot! Plus she sure can sing!

Sittin' on the boat dock, playin' on my bongos sittin' on it all day long Sittin' on the boat dock, playin' on my bongos sittin' on it all day long Just watchin' the tide waitin' for you to come home Now, the sun is sinkin', slowly out of sight Now, the sun is sinkin', slowly out of sight You come back home, I'll keep sittin' all nite Now the Moon is shining, from up above Now the Moon is shining, from up above Shining on me because, I miss the one I love I see the Moon, the Moon sees me Now Please Mr. Moon, don't you tell on me Sittin' on the boat dock, playin' on my bongos sittin' on it all day long I been sitting right here, ever since you been gone I see the Moon, the Moon sees me Now Please Mr. Moon, don't you tell on me Sittin' on the boat dock, playin' on my bongos sittin' on it all day long I been sitting right here, ever since you been gone

Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five started out in the late 1930's. Chuck Berry stole his famous Johnny B. Goode opening guitar riff from Louis' horn. Little Richard's "Keep A-Knockin'" was first a Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five number too. Louis had the line: "... I can tell you been drinkin' gin"... But Little Richard was marketing his music to a teenaged audience and wisely dropped that lyric. I'm wondering if that is the great Billy Butler with the stratocaster...? Anybody know...?

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Walkin' with my baby, she got great big feet She long, lean and lanky And ain't had nothing to eat But she's my baby And I love her just the same Crazy 'bout that woman 'cause Caldonia is her name Caldonia, Caldonia What make your big head so hard, ma? I love you, I love you just the same I always love you, baby, 'cause Caldonia is your name You know my mama told me to leave Caldonia alone That's what she told me, no kiddin' That's what she said She said, "Son, keep away from that woman, she ain't no good Don't bother with her" But mama didn't know what Caldonia was putting down So I'm going down to Caldonia's house And ask her just one more time Caldonia, Caldonia What makes your big head so hard, ma?

The guitarist in the band with the red guitar between Billy Cox and the drummer looks like Johnny Jones the blues guitarist from Jimi Hendrix's Nashville days.

oh man that creamy tone

Don't let the sun catch you crying, Crying at my front door You done your daddy dirty And he don't want you around here no more Don't let the sun catch you crying, Lying at my back door You done your daddy dirty And he don't want you around here no more You can cry, cry, cry Yes, and baby, you can wail Beat your head on the pavement Hey, till the man come, Land you in jail Don't let the sun catch you crying, Lying at my back door You done your daddy dirty And he don't want you around here no more You can cry, cry, cry Yes, and baby, you can wail Beat your head on the pavement Hey, till the man come, Land you in jail

Burgundy mist!

Caldonia was in the key of Concert C

GI Jive from WW2 1944.

Napoleon Fuller on Tenor saxophone

Kenny Andrews on Hammond B3 Organ

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Martha on vocals

Louis Jordan is the artist who influenced James Brown.

Leo Blevins on guitar

Chris Columbo on drums

Tympani 4 in this case !

GI Jive came out during WWII or Korean Conflict? The song itself is rap/Hip Hop.

My sympathies to Freddie King coming after LJ and T5. An impossible act to follow.

Louis Jordan: weird seeing a group in the 60s with no bass player.

FREDDIE IS B R U T A L ...

This is the G. I. Jive Man alive It starts with the bugler blowin' reveille over your bed when you arrive Jack, that's the G. I. Jive Roodley-toot Jump in your suit Make a salute Boot After you wash and dress More or less You go get your breakfast in a beautiful little cafe they call "The Mess" Jack, when you convalesce Outta your seat Into the street Make with the feet Reet If you're a P-V-T, your duty Is to salute to L-I-E-you-T But if you brush the L-I-E-you-T The M-P makes you K-P on the Q-T This is the G. I. Jive Man alive They give you a private tank that features a little device called "fluid drive" Jack, after you revive Chuck all your junk Back in the trunk Fall on your bunk Clunk This is the G. I. Jive Man alive They give you a private tank that features a little device called "fluid drive" Jack, if you still survive Chuck all your junk Back in the trunk Fall on your bunk Clunk Soon you're countin' jeeps But before you count to five Seems you're right back diggin' that G. I. Jive

Any idea who the tenor player in Jordan's band is?

Is that Cosmo Kramer on tenor Sax?

in what city was The !!!! Beat recorded?

who's on organ?

Brit spelling of Colour on the Clapboard?

Who is the organ player?

No bass player!