death_date birth_place label article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name
25 june 1952 appomattox county , virginia , united states victor records luke jordan
 solo_singer 23 january 1892 vocals , guitar blues lukejordan.jpg virginia , usa luke jordan
luke jordan

luke jordan -lrb- january 28 , 1892 -- june 25 , 1952 -rrb- was an american blues guitarist and vocalist of some renown in his local area of lynchburg , virginia .
he was born in appomattox county , virginia , united states , and his professional career started at age 35 , when he was noticed by victor records .
he went to charlotte , north carolina in 1927 to record several records .
these records sold moderately well , and victor decided to take jordan to new york in 1929 , for two more sessions .
he recorded very few known tracks in his career .
he died in lynchburg in june 1952 .
his song , `` church bells blues '' was later recorded by ralph willis .
