Clarke Peters: from green hair to good times, Louis Jordan brought joy to my world
Clarke Peters didn't just grew up listening to Louis Jordan. The singing legend's feelgood numbers also inspired his hit musical Five Guys Named Moe. With the show now revived for a new generation, he relives those hazy hellzapoppin' daysMy first encounter with Louis Jordan must have been somewhere between my first breath and five years old. In 1957, rock'n'roll was everywhere and AM radio ruled the airwaves in the c…