Lonnie Jordan
- Funk rock
- R&B
- jazz
- Latin pop
- Musician
- songwriter
- Vocals
- piano
- keyboards
- synthesizer
- guitar
- MGM
- United Artists
- MCA
- Boardwalk
Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan (born November 21, 1948) is an American musician and songwriter. He is a founding member of the American funk band War.[1] Jordan had a number of roles over the years, acting as vocalist and playing guitar, piano, synthesizer, and percussion. He was among the first three people to join the group after its inception, having joined before the group adopted the name "War" (it had previously been known as "the Creators" and "Nightshift"), as well as being the group's only remaining original member.
Jordan recorded as a solo artist with MCA in 1977 and Boardwalk in 1982. He has also recorded with Eric Burdon, Tanya Tucker, T. Rex and Los Lobos. Jordan also made a record with two members of War, Harold Brown and B.B. Dickerson, The Other Side of War Warms Your Heart on Soufflé Records, which featured Bobby Womack on guitar. Lonnie Jordan is the only current member of War from the original lineup. Four other members created a new group called Lowrider Band. In 2017, Lonnie Jordan co-wrote and featured on vocals on the Alex Puddu album From the Beginning on three songs "Runaway Boys", "Nobody" and "Stormy Weather".
Discography
- 1978: Different Moods of Me (US: #158)
- 1982: The Affair
- 2007: War Stories (produced by J. B. Eckl and Pancho Tomaselli)
References
- ^ Wynn, Ron. "Biography: Lonnie Jordan". Allmusic. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
Further reading
- Lonnie Jordan interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' August 1995 (reprinted April 2008)
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- Lonnie Jordan
- Marcos Reyes
- Howard E. Scott
- Harold Ray Brown
- Lee Oskar
Morris "B.B." Dickerson - Charles Miller
- Eric Burdon
- Pat Rizzo
- J. B. Eckl
- Eric Burdon Declares "War" (1970)
- The Black-Man's Burdon (1970)
- War (1971)
- All Day Music (1971)
- The World Is a Ghetto (1972)
- Deliver the Word (1973)
- Why Can't We Be Friends? (1975)
- Love Is All Around (1976)
- Platinum Jazz (1976)
- Galaxy (1977)
- Youngblood (1978)
- The Music Band (1979)
- The Music Band 2 (1979)
- Outlaw (1982)
- The Music Band – Jazz (1983)
- Life (Is So Strange) (1983)
- ☮ (Peace Sign) (1994)
- War Live (1973)
- Greatest Hits Live (2008)
- The Very Best of War (2003)
- "Spill the Wine"
- "They Can't Take Away Our Music"
- "Slippin' into Darkness"
- "The World Is a Ghetto"
- "The Cisco Kid"
- "Gypsy Man"
- "Me and Baby Brother"
- "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
- "Low Rider"
- "Summer"
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