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By 1945, Jordan had four number-one hits and eventually became the most successful R&B chart act of the 1940s. [6] "Caldonia" became his fifth number one on "Race Records" chart. It debuted on the chart in May 1945 and reached number one in June, where it stayed for seven weeks; on Billboard ' s broader chart, the song peaked at number six. [7]
The success of the Caldonia gave Jordan's film career a boost, leading to other film roles.Billboard (June 8, 1946) noted: . Louis Jordan's use of the film short, Caldonia, as an exploitation medium, differs from most ork promotional stunts in that it is in itself a direct source of revenue…
Caledonia is a modern Scottish folk ballad written by Dougie MacLean in 1977. [1] The chorus of the song features the lyric "Caledonia, you're calling me, and now I'm going home", [2] the term "Caledonia" itself being a Latin word for Scotland. "Caledonia" has been covered by various artists, and is often dubbed Scotland's "unofficial national ...
A list of American films released in 1940. American film production was concentrated in Hollywood and was dominated by the eight Major film studios MGM , Paramount , Warner Bros. , 20th Century Fox , RKO , Columbia , Universal and United Artists .
This is one of the largest collections of public domain images online (clip art and photos), and the fastest-loading. Maintainer vets all images and promptly answers email inquiries. Open Clip Art – This project is an archive of public domain clip art. The clip art is stored in the W3C scalable vector graphics (SVG) format.
Throughout most of the 1940s the magazine published the following three charts: Best Selling Singles – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country. Most Played Juke Box Records (debuted January 1944) – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.
January 4, 1940 British-American Born into a music hall family, Finch also made a splash in American vaudeville, appearing at the palace in January 1922. The actress also appeared with John Bunny in many films. [307] Larry Fine: October 5, 1902 January 24, 1975 American Actor, comedian, musician, and boxer. Ella Fitzgerald: April 25, 1917 June ...
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) – biographical drama film about Paul Reuter, the man who built the famous news service that bears his name [1] [2]; Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) – biographical historical drama film depicting the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States [3]