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Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947) -- Old-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan for the future happiness of his son...

Overview

Date of Death:

4 February 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Trivia:

Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 under the category Early... more

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Awards:

1 win more

NewsDesk:
(4 articles)

Silver: 'I want to remake Swamp Thing'
 (From digitalspy. 31 August 2009, 11:59 AM, PDT)

500 Days of Zooey Deschanel
 (From Vanity Fair. 14 July 2009, 3:20 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five | Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five | Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five


Filmography

Soundtrack:
  1. "Dancing with the Stars" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Round Seven (2009) TV episode (writer: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (uncredited))
  2. The Express (2008) (performer: "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie")
    ... aka The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (USA: promotional title)
  3. "So You Think You Can Dance" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Results Show: Winner Announced (2008) TV episode (writer: "Five Guys Named Moe")
  4. "The War" (1 episode, 2007)
        - The Ghost Front: December 1944 - March 1945 (2007) TV episode (writer: "If You Can't Smile and Say Yes (Please Don't Cry and Say No)")
  5. Shortbus (2006) (writer: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby")
  6. A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) (performer: "Santa Claus Santa Claus")
  7. Swing (2003/I) (writer: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby")
  8. It Runs in the Family (2003) (writer: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby")
    ... aka Family Business (UK: TV title)
  9. Swept Away (2002) (performer: "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" (1947))
    ... aka Travolti dal destino (Italy)
  10. Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven (2002) (VG) (performer: "You Run Your Mouth And I'll Run My Business, Brother")
    ... aka Mafia (Czech Republic) (International: English title: game box title) (USA: working title)
  11. Power and Beauty (2002) (TV) (writer: "How 'bout That") (performer: "How 'bout That")
  12. Russian Doll (2001) (writer: "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby")
  13. Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000) (TV) (writer: "Let the Good Times Roll") (performer: "Let the Good Times Roll")
  14. My Dog Skip (2000) (writer: "Ration Blues") (performer: "Ration Blues")

  15. "Spaced" (1 episode, 1999)
        - Ends (1999) TV episode ("Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?")
  16. Swing (1999) (performer: "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens")
  17. Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (writer: "Barnyard Boogie") (performer: "Barnyard Boogie")
  18. Beefcake (1998) (performer: "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens")
  19. My Fellow Americans (1996) (performer: "Life Is So Peculiar")
  20. Swingers (1996) (performer: "Knock Me a Kiss")
  21. Grumpier Old Men (1995) (performer: "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You")
    ... aka Grumpy Old Men 2
  22. Malcolm X (1992) (performer: "Beans and Cornbread")
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
  23. Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (1991) (V) (performer: "Jack You're Dead")

  24. Raging Bull (1980) (performer: "Stone Cold Dead in the Market" (1946))
  25. The Blues Brothers (1980) (performer: "LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL")

  26. The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) (TV) (performer: "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby")

  27. Calypso Heat Wave (1957) (music: "Run, Joe")
  28. "The Steve Allen Show" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #1.6 (1956) TV episode (writer: "Caldonia") (performer: "Caldonia")
  29. Smitten Kitten (1952) (writer: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby")

  30. Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947) (writer: "WHAM, SAM! (DIG THEM GAMS)", "I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE PUTTIN' DOWN", "REET, PETITE, AND GONE") (performer: "TEXAS AND PACIFIC", "ALL FOR THE LOVE OF LIL", "TONIGHT, BE TENDER TO ME", "THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND", "WHAM, SAM! (DIG THEM GAMS)", "I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE PUTTIN' DOWN", "LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL", "REET, PETITE, AND GONE", "THAT CHICK'S TOO YOUNG TO FRY", "AIN'T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN?", "IF IT'S LOVE YOU WANT, BABY, THAT'S ME") ("THE BLUES AIN'T NOTHIN'", "THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND", "YOU GOT ME WHERE YOU WANT ME")
  31. Solid Serenade (1946) (writer: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?")
  32. Beware (1946) (performer: "Salt Pork, West Virginia", "Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule", "Old Fashion Passion")
    ... aka Beware! (USA: poster title)
  33. Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) (performer: "Caldonia", "Don't Worry About the Mule")
  34. Caldonia (1945) (performer: "Honey Chile", "Buzz Me", "Caldonia", "Tillie")
  35. Easy to Look at (1945) (music: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (uncredited))
  36. Follow the Boys (1944) (writer: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't Ma Baby" (1944) (uncredited)) ("Is You Is or Is You Ain't Ma Baby" (1944) (uncredited))
  37. Meet Miss Bobby Socks (1944) (performer: "Deacon Jones")
  38. Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby? (1944) (writer: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?")
Actor:
  1. Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (1991) (V)

  2. "ITV Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - Gaslight (1960) TV episode

  3. "Appointment with Adventure" .... Inspector Beaumont (1 episode, 1955)
        - Minus Three Thousand (1955) TV episode .... Inspector Beaumont

  4. Look-Out Sister (1947) .... Louis Jordan
  5. Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947) .... Schyler Jarvis/Louis Jarvis
  6. Beware (1946) .... Lucius Brokenshire 'Louis' Jordan
    ... aka Beware! (USA: poster title)
  7. Caldonia (1945) .... Louis Jordan
  8. Meet Miss Bobby Socks (1944) (as Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five) .... Band Leader
Music Department:
  1. Look-Out Sister (1947) (musical director)
  2. Beware (1946) (music arranger)
    ... aka Beware! (USA: poster title)
Self:
  1. "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest panelist (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode dated 27 April 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Guest panelist
  2. "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - The Swingin' Singin' Years (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  3. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #11.14 (1957) TV episode (as Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five) .... Himself
  4. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode #5.28 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Tympani Five (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #1.6 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Tympani Five
  6. "The Perry Como Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
        - Episode dated 10 March 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Music 55" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Episode #1.5 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "Songs for Sale" .... Himself (1 episode, 1952)
        - Episode dated 24 May 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "The Jack Carter Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.14 (1950) TV episode .... Himself

  10. Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) .... Himself
  11. If You Can't Smile and Say Yes (1946) .... Himself
  12. Fuzzy Wuzzy (1946) .... Himself
  13. Follow the Boys (1944) .... Himself - Leader of His Orchestra
  14. Five Guys Named Moe (1943) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. James Brown: The Man, the Music, & the Message (2008) (V) .... Himself
  2. That's Black Entertainment: Westerns (2002) (TV) .... Louis Jordan (Look-Out Sister)
  3. Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) .... Himself
  4. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  5. "Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song"
        - The Road to Rock 'n' Roll (2001) TV episode (as Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five) .... Themselves
  6. Blues Odyssey (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  7. "American Masters"
        - Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1998) TV episode
  8. The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1 (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  9. Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993) .... Himself
  10. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #19.21 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Actor


Additional Details

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Music more


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