Louis Jordan records 'Five Guys Named Moe'

Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five recorded 'Five Guys Named Moe' in January 1942, releasing it on Decca Records. It peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard race record chart and stayed on the chart for 10 weeks, establishing Jordan's jump blues formula — a small combo playing danceable, witty, blues-based material — which would dominate Black popular music throughout the war years.