career highlights

  • Best known for his contribution on commercially released re-make recordings Every Time You Go AwayAin't No Woman Like My Baby, and Baby Come Back with former band Louisiana Purchase. 
  • Countless families, social organizations, and corporations utilize his services for high-end events, to include the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the NBA All-Stars, and BET Network, to name a few.
  • A 2005 r&b stage performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by request of Producer Quint Davis.
  • Appearances alongside numerous acclaimed artists: Branford Marsalis, Michael ‘Patches’ Stewart (Al Jarreau), Cyril Neville, Larry Graham, Gladys Knight, the Pointer Sisters, Kool and the Gang, Air Supply, Billy Preston, Raheem Devaughn, Ashford and Simpson, the Drifters, the Dixie Cups, Pieces of a Dream, Usher, Rockin' Dopsie, Jr., Irma Thomas, Aaron Neville and the Neville Brothers, Ali Ollie Woodson, Peabo Bryson, Michael Henderson, Bobby "Blue" Bland, D. J. Rogers, Chuck Mangione, Patti Labelle, the BarKays and Margie Joseph.
  • The sole entertainer selected to participate in the Small Business Revolution of America Documentary Video Series for tenacity in a small business.
     

“Through music, I was born to make manifest the glory of God that is within me. I am ‘like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season’. My music career has spanned over better than five decades, thirty of which have been with the Stuff Like That Band, formed in 1990, but my season has changed. I don't know exactly where I'm going from here but where God leads me, I will follow.”

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'” - Erma Bombeck

Revered singer, musician, and entertainer Bobby J started his music career on drums. On Wednesday nights, lines formed, circling the block, at Alfred Doucette's Nite Cap Lounge in uptown New Orleans. Crowds gathered in anticipation every Wednesday to hear Bobby and Bonnie Barksdale sing (they mirrored Peabo Bryson and Chaka Khan, respectively). Lights off and you wouldn't know the difference. But one night in particular, Alfred pulled Bobby from the rear on drums, parked him at center stage on lead vocals, and the rest is history. 

The Small Business Revolution of America can be quoted as saying "When Bobby Jordan takes the stage, he's no longer singing for himself". He's a New Orleans' based drummer, singer, recording and performing artist who is best known for his melodious raspy tenor voice and his ability to command any stage. 

One might describe him as old school, nostalgic. In fact, he admits, "I choose not to give up the old for the new, especially as it relates to music. Let's be clear, I love it all - r&b, Motown, pop, top 40, soul, funk, classics and more - but my heart gravitates to music that satisfies a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. I enjoy reliving a moment, a day, an evening, a summer, or even a lifetime of music". 

Another would say he's versatile and creative because he makes every cover song his own.

The consensus: Bobby J is soulful, compassionate, talented and spirit filled. He sings from the heart, recognized today as one of the most dynamic, diverse, and elite entertainers across America.

Every musical experience is a personal one to which Bobby J assigns meaning and emotion. He still hones his craft right in front of his audience, servicing thousands of high-end clients for weddings, corporate, social events and more. To name a few: the 2005 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the NBA All Stars, the House of Blues, and BET Network.

Throughout his 'better than five decades' career, he's worked alongside numerous acclaimed artists, namely Branford Marsalis, Michael ‘Patches’ Stewart (Al Jarreau), Cyril Neville, Larry Graham, Gladys Knight, the Pointer Sisters, Kool and the Gang, Air Supply, Billy Preston, Raheem Devaughn, Ashford and Simpson, the Drifters, the Dixie Cups, Pieces of a Dream, Usher, Rockin' Dopsie, Jr., Irma Thomas, Aaron Neville and the Neville Brothers, Ali Ollie Woodson, Peabo Bryson, Michael Henderson, Bobby "Blue" Bland, D. J. Rogers, Chuck Mangione, Patti Labelle, the BarKays and Margie Joseph. 

He is accompanied by an awesome lineup in sound and instrumentation, high-spirited and adept players and singers he calls Stuff Like That (est 1990). Without a doubt, every event becomes special with the resonating sounds of Bobby J & Stuff Like That Cover and Dance Band. 

Listen to his deep New Orleans' roots and soul on commercial re-make recordings Every Time You Go AwayAin't No Woman Like My Baby, and Baby Come Back with former band Louisiana Purchase.

I challenged Bobby J to play the traditional Scottish wedding song Loch Lomond--something far outside of his normal R&B repertoire. He and the band not only rose to the challenge, but put a New Orleans spin on this very Celtic song which kept it both true to its roots and made it the highlight of the evening for our audience of rock 'n' roll enthusiasts. Bobby J knows how to satisfy everybody!”

— Christopher Tidmore, 99.5/WRNO

Relive a moment, a day, an evening, a summer, or even a lifetime with music with New Orleans' own Bobby J & Stuff Like That Band, playing an array of events and venues across America.

I am Bobby J, a New Orleans based musician-singer turned entertainer. I am accompanied by Stuff Like That Band and we don't sell music; we sell results.

He acts out his life on stages, and like a fine wine, he just gets better with age. Bobby J is a New Orleans based singer-entertainer and drummer who leads his Stuff Like That Band in engaging and indelible performances. In a career spanning over better than five decades, he is recognized as one of the most diverse, dynamic and elite entertainers across America.

He services communities of folk that enjoy singing, swinging, and dancing alongside engaging live cover entertainment. His untiring efforts to musically satisfy social as well as corporate audiences across the US and Canada remains unrivaled. Though accompanied by a coterie of talented and adept singers and musicians, he is - as Martha Stewart's Weddings says - "a one man show", ready to create that memorable entertainment experience.

At center stage with perfectly creased slacks, polished shoes, and a starched shirt, the New Orleans based musician and singer turned entertainer hones his craft right in front of his audience. He is 'Bobby J' Jordan, the melodious, raspy tenor who dazzles audiences with emotion packed cover renditions of gospel, inspirational, r&b, Motown, jazz, pop, and nearly all genres between. His music career is a long train running, spanning over better than five decades. Bobby is recognized today as one of the most diverse, dynamic, and elite entertainers across America.