{"id":127932,"date":"2024-04-24T12:55:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/song-exploder-lonnie-jordan-from-war-and-producer-jerry-goldstein-tell-the-story-behind-the-iconic-song-low-rider\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:55:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:55:32","slug":"song-exploder-lonnie-jordan-from-war-and-producer-jerry-goldstein-inform-the-story-behind-the-enduring-tune-low-rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/song-exploder-lonnie-jordan-from-war-and-producer-jerry-goldstein-inform-the-story-behind-the-enduring-tune-low-rider\/","title":{"rendered":"Song Exploder &#8211; Lonnie Jordan from War and producer Jerry Goldstein inform the story behind the enduring tune &#8220;Low Rider.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-4858\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\u201cLow Rider\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C53u1HXPNts\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:720px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE --><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"monetization\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_93_64b6572a-d15c-4297-b3bf-4c2fd9adc111&amp;uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE ENDS --><\/p>\n<p>The band <a href=\"https:\/\/war.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> War <\/a> shaped in 1969, in Long Beach, California.  <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Low_Rider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \u201cLow Rider\u201d <\/a> is from their 1975 album <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Why_Can%27t_We_Be_Friends%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <em>Why Can\u2019t We Be Friends?<\/em> <\/a>  The tune was a success as quickly because it got here out. It went to #1 on the Billboard R&amp;B charts, and it\u2019s simply had large lasting energy ever since. Besides being within the film <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dazed_and_Confused_(film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <em>Dazed and Confused,<\/em> <\/a> the place I heard it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sf9Gzdndtsk&amp;ab_channel=BeastieBoys-Topic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> it\u2019s been sampled by the Beastie Boys, <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oYWeWjuiwWM?si=AifyFVmRZzLkwOHv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">  it was coated by Korn, <\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bpIwfggPxqs?si=BKv-HLI3ggqn1w_o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> and it was the theme tune for all six seasons of <em>The George Lopez Show<\/em>. <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>For this episode, I talked to War\u2019s bandleader <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lonnie_Jordan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Lonnie Jordan,<\/a>  and their producer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jerry_Goldstein_(producer)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Jerry Goldstein.<\/a> The two of them informed me how \u201cLow Rider\u201d was made within the studio, by means of a mix of improvisation and meticulous modifying.<\/p>\n<p>You should purchase or stream \u201cLow Rider\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1202371162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"BsrqKE1iqqo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WAR - Low Rider (Official Video) [Remastered in 4K]\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BsrqKE1iqqo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLow Rider\u201d personnel: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lonnie_Jordan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Lonnie Jordan,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wbssmedia.com\/artists\/detail\/1623\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Papa Dee Allen,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wbssmedia.com\/artists\/detail\/1623\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> B.B. Dickerson,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Miller_(musician)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Charles Miller,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harold_Ray_Brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Harold Brown,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Howard_E._Scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Howard Scott,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lee_Oskar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Lee Oskar<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Z6XIGZ51VMo?si=22dYjvTHGg5Z8ypY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \u201cLow Rider\u201d as seen within the film <em>Dazed and Confused<\/em><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/label\/273170-Crystal-Sound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Crystal Studios <\/a><br \/>Jerry Goldstein\u2019s prior credit included <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hang_On_Sloopy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \u201cHang on Sloopy\u201d <\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/My_Boyfriend%27s_Back_(song)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">  \u201cMy Boyfriend\u2019s Back\u201d<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tito_Puente\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Tito Puente<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lowrider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Lowrider vehicles<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stevie_Wonder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Stevie Wonder<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sound_City_Studios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Sound City Studios<\/a><br \/>\u201cLow Rider\u201d is sampled on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G.D.F.R.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \u201cG.D.F.R.\u201d <\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flo_Rida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Flo Rida<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flavor_Flav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Flavor Flav<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.2.1) simplesharebuttons.com -->\t\t\t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){\n\t\t\t\t var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n\t\t\t\t js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\t js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6\";\n\t\t\t\t fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] \u201cLow Rider\u201d The band War shaped in 1969, in Long Beach, California. \u201cLow Rider\u201d is from their 1975 album Why Can\u2019t We Be Friends? The tune was a success as quickly because it got here out. It went to #1 on the Billboard R&amp;B charts, and it\u2019s simply had large lasting energy ever since. 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