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What was significant about Louis Jordan's early life?
Jordan was born on July 8, 1908, in Brinkley, Arkansas, where his father, James Aaron Jordan, was a music teacher and bandleader.
Was Louis Jordan musical as a child?
Jordan studied music under his father, starting out on the clarinet. In his youth he played in his father's bands instead of doing farm work when school closed.

Question: Does he credit any early influences?
Self-contained rewrite: Does Louis Jordan crediit any early influences?