Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
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"Boogie Woogie Blue Plate" is a song written by Joe Burhkin and Johnny DeVries. It was performed by
Louis Jordan Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, the King ...
and his
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and released on the
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label (catalog no. 24104-A). The song's lyrics describe an attractive waitress who conveys orders to the kitchen for various orders, including a "boogie woogie blue plate". The song peaked at No. 1 on ''
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''s race record chart and remained on the chart for 24 weeks. It also reached No. 21 on the pop chart. It was ranked No. 2 on the magazine's list of the most played race records of 1947.


See also

* Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1947


References

{{Louis Jordan 1947 songs Louis Jordan songs