Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Context
This hit by Louis Jordan and the Tympany Five stayed at the top of the rhythm and blues charts for 18 weeks in 1946 and reached No. 7 on the overall chart. It sums up jump blues, which mixes blues and country, and foreshadows rock and roll. The lyrics evoke the state of mind of soldiers back from the war.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Jump blues, R&B. Among the origins and influences of Jump blues, R&B: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Boogie-woogie, Swing, big bands, Kansas City, Gospel.