Choo Choo Ch' Boogie - Louis Jordan (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)

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Choo Choo Ch' Boogie (Louis Jordan, 1946). Live performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2021-01-10. "Keeping the Oldies Alive"

"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" was one of Louis Jordan's biggest cross-over hits in 1946 rising to #7 on the charts loved by both Black and White music lovers (Whitburn, 1986; Wikipedia, 2021). The song has been covered by a variety of artists: Manhattan Transfer, John Denver, Asleep at the Wheel, Joe Jackson, B. B. King, Foghat, Bill Haley & the Comets, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and more. "The song summed up the feelings of excitement followed by disillusionment felt by many who were returning from serving in the Second World War" (Wikipedia, 2021).

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