Run Joe
1948 single by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
"Run Joe" | |
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Single by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | |
Released | 1948 |
Genre | Calypso |
Length | 3:27 |
Label | Decca |
Songwriter(s) | Joe Willoughby, Louis Jordan, Walt Merrick |
"Run Joe" is a calypso song written by Joe Willoughby, Louis Jordan, and Walt Merrick. It was performed by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five with vocal chorus by The Calypso Boys. It was recorded in April 1947 and released on the Decca label (catalog no. 24448-A).[1] The "B" side of the record was "All for the Love of Lil".[2]
The song peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's race record chart and No. 23 on the pop chart. It was ranked No. 9 on the magazine's list of the top-selling race records of 1948.[3]
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Louis Jordan
- Discography
- "Knock Me a Kiss" (1942)
- "What's the Use of Getting Sober" (1942)
- "Five Guys Named Moe" (1943)
- "Ration Blues" (1943)
- "G.I. Jive" (1944)
- "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (1944)
- "Caldonia" (1945)
- "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" (1946)
- "Ain't That Just Like a Woman" (1946)
- "Beware" (1946)
- "Buzz Me" (1946)
- "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" (1946)
- "Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule"
- "Let the Good Times Roll" (1946)
- "Reconversion Blues" (1946)
- "Salt Pork, West Virginia" (1946)
- "Stone Cold Dead in the Market" (1946)
- "That Chick's Too Young to Fry" (1946)
- "Boogie Woogie Blue Plate" (1947)
- "Early in the Mornin'" (1947)
- "Jack, You're Dead" (1947)
- "Open the Door, Richard!" (1947)
- "Texas and Pacific" (1947)
- "Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends" (1948)
- "Run Joe" (1948)
- "Beans and Corn Bread" (1949)
- "Saturday Night Fish Fry" (1949)
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1949)
- "Blue Light Boogie" (1950)
- "I'll Never Be Free" (1950)
- "School Days" (1950)
- "Tear Drops from My Eyes" (1951)
- Tympany Five
- Jump blues
- Rhythm and blues
- Origins of Rock and Roll
- Five Guys Named Moe
- Let the Good Times Roll
- Caldonia