A ‘Calypso Afro’ tune which was one of many Jordan releases to reach the number-one spot on Billboard’s rhythm ‘n blues charts during the 1940s decade. Though recorded in the spring of ’47, it was held for release until mid-1948 during the AFM musicians’ strike.

CD audio source, originally issued on 78rpm: Decca 24448 - Run Joe (Willoughby-Jordan-Merrick) by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five, vocal by Louis Jordan and The Calypso Boys, recorded April 23, 1947 .
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