Joe Jordan (b. February 11, 1882, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA – d. September 11, 1971, Tacoma, Washington, USA) performed in various ragtime and minstrel shows in St. Louis, Chicago , New York City, and Europe with the likes of Tom Turpin, Louis Chauvin, Ernest Hogan, James Reese Europe, and W. C. Handy. Later in life, he ran a real estate business in Tacoma, Washington.

  • Subgenre: Folk Ragtime

  • Best known work(s): “Nappy Lee” (1903), “That Teasin’ Rag” (1909)

Playlists
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Paragon Ragtime Orchestra “From Barrelhouse To Bradway: The Musical Odyssey of Joe Jordan”

“That Teasin’ Rag”

“Nappy Lee”