Run Joe

{{Infobox song | name = Run Joe | cover = Run Joe (Louis Jordan song).png | type = single | artist = Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | album = | B-side = | released = 1948 | recorded = | studio = | genre = Calypso | length = 3:27 | label = Decca | writer = Joe Willoughby, Louis Jordan, Walt Merrick | producer = }} "'''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).<ref>{{cite web|title=Run Joe|publisher=Internet Archive|accessdate=December 13, 2020|url=https://archive.org/details/78_run-joe_louis-jordan-and-his-tympany-five-louis-jordan-and-the-calypso-boys-joe-wil_gbia0067357a}}</ref> The "B" side of the record was "All for the Love of Lil".<ref>{{cite web|title=Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five – Run Joe / All For The Love Of Lil|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=December 13, 2020|url=https://www.discogs.com/Louis-Jordan-And-His-Tympany-Five-Run-Joe-All-For-The-Love-Of-Lil/release/4895059}}</ref>

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.<ref name=list>{{cite news|title=The Year's Top Race Records|newspaper=The Billboard|date=January 1, 1949|page=13|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AhcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT14}}</ref>

==See also== * Billboard Top Race Records of 1948

==References== {{Reflist}}

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Category:1948 songs Category:Louis Jordan songs Category:Chuck Brown songs Category:Songs written by Louis Jordan Category:Calypso songs