# Lonnie Jordan

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American musician

"Leroy Jordan" redirects here. For the football player, see [Lee Roy Jordan](/source/Lee_Roy_Jordan).

Le Roy Jordan Jordan in concert Background information Also known as Lonnie Jordan Born (1948-11-21) November 21, 1948 (age 77) San Diego, California, U.S. Genres Funk rock R&B jazz Latin pop Occupations Musician songwriter Instruments Vocals piano guitar keyboards synthesizer percussion Years active 1969–present Member of War

Musical artist

**Leroy** "**Lonnie**" **Jordan** (born November 21, 1948, in [San Diego](/source/San_Diego))[1][2] is an American musician and a founding member of the [funk](/source/Funk_music) band [War](/source/War_(American_band)).[3] He 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](/source/MCA_Records) in 1977 and [Boardwalk](/source/Boardwalk_Records) in 1982. He has also recorded with [Eric Burdon](/source/Eric_Burdon), [Tanya Tucker](/source/Tanya_Tucker), [T. Rex](/source/T._Rex_(band)) and [Los Lobos](/source/Los_Lobos). Jordan also made a record with two members of War, [Harold Brown](/source/Harold_Ray_Brown) and [B.B. Dickerson](/source/B.B._Dickerson), *The Other Side of War Warms Your Heart* on Soufflé Records, which featured [Bobby Womack](/source/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](/source/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](/source/J._B._Eckl) and Pancho Tomaselli)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Staff • •, SoundDiego (November 15, 2015). ["12 Musicians With San Diego Ties"](https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/12-musicians-with-san-diego-ties/90463/). *NBC 7 San Diego*. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Jordan, Lonnie (January 3, 2025). ["Lonnie Jordan | San Diego Reader"](https://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/lonnie-jordan/). *www.sandiegoreader.com*. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Wynn, Ron. ["Biography: Lonnie Jordan"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p18574). [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic). Retrieved May 23, 2010.

## Further reading

- [Lonnie Jordan interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' August 1995 (reprinted April 2008)](http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/270/war_and_peace_and_music/)

v t e War 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 Studio albums 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) Live albums War Live (1973) Greatest Hits Live (2008) Compilation albums Greatest Hits (1976) The Very Best of War (2003) Songs "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" Related artists Discography Lowrider Band

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