<P> The song was written by Sam Theard , a New Orleans - born blues singer and songwriter , and was co-credited to Fleecie Moore , Jordan 's wife , who never wrote a lyric in her life ( however , her name was sometimes substituted for Jordan 's to get around an inconvenient publishing contract ; this strategy backfired when Louis and Fleecie divorced acrimoniously and she kept ownership of the songs he 'd put her name on -- thus denying him any income from them ) . Jordan and the Tympany Five performed the song in the 1947 film Reet , Petite , and Gone , although the studio recording rather than a live performance is used in the soundtrack . </P>
<P> The song was written by Sam Theard , a New Orleans - born blues singer and songwriter , and was co-credited to Fleecie Moore , Jordan 's wife , who never wrote a lyric in her life ( however , her name was sometimes substituted for Jordan 's to get around an inconvenient publishing contract ; this strategy backfired when Louis and Fleecie divorced acrimoniously and she kept ownership of the songs he 'd put her name on -- thus denying him any income from them ) . Jordan and the Tympany Five performed the song in the 1947 film Reet , Petite , and Gone , although the studio recording rather than a live performance is used in the soundtrack . </P>
who wrote the song let the good times roll
who wrote the song let the good times roll
Sam Theard
Sam Theard