Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

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"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" is a 1946 jump blues song that became one of Louis Jordan's biggest hits and a defining classic of the genre.

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Choo Choo Ch'Boogie canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
associatedAct Louis Jordan
linked to: Louis Thomas Jordan
chartPerformance number one on Billboard race records chart
top ten on Billboard pop chart
composer Denver Darling
Milt Gabler
Vaughn Horton
countryOfOrigin United States
era post–World War II
genre jump blues
rhythm and blues
hasForm verse-chorus form
hasInstrumentation bass
drums
guitar
piano
saxophone
vocals
hasISWC T-070.018.927-3
hasMusicalKey B-flat major
hasRhythmStyle boogie-woogie
includedIn Louis Jordan compilation albums
influencedGenre rock and roll
isClassicOf early rhythm and blues
jump blues
isSignatureSongOf Louis Jordan
linked to: Louis Thomas Jordan
language English
lyricist Denver Darling
Milt Gabler
Vaughn Horton
lyricTheme postwar life
search for work
train travel
notableFor being one of Louis Jordan's biggest hits
combining train imagery with boogie-woogie rhythm
originalMedium 78 rpm record
performer Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
producer Milt Gabler
recordCompanyCatalogNumber Decca 23610
recordedBy Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
recordingLocation New York City
recordLabel Decca Records
releaseYear 1946
side A-side
tempo up-tempo
timeSignature 4/4

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Louis Jordan notableWork Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Five Guys Named Moe notableSong Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five notableWork Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Louis Thomas Jordan notableWork Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Swing hasTrack Choo Choo Ch'Boogie