Louis Jordan "Blue Light Boogie": Mr. Personality, In Person!
Program for a Louis Jordan performance in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Jordan, Louis, American, 1908 - 1975
- Dew Drop Inn, American, 1938 - 1972
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A souvenir program for a performance by Louis Jordan at the Booker T. Washington Auditorium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted by Frank Painia of the Dew Drop Inn. The program graphics consists of black print on white paper with magenta highlights. A black-and-white image of a smiling Louis Jordan appears at the center right hand side along with a full length black-and-white image of Jordan below, holding an alto saxaphone in his right hand.
- Place used
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- programs
- Topic
- Jazz (Music)
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.145.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.