"Five Guys Named Moe" is a song written by

Jerry Bresler Jerome (Jerry) Bresler (May 29, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois – March 17, 2000 in Delray Beach, Florida) was an American conductor, songwriter and musician. He played piano at the age of 2 and conducted the NYU orchestra at 14. One of his most fam ...

and Larry Wynn, performed by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five, recorded in January 1942, and released on the Decca label (catalog no. 8653). The song peaked at No. 3 on ''

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''s race record chart and stayed on the chart for 10 weeks. A

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production featuring the music of Louis Jordan was staged in London and New York in the early 1990s under the title '' Five Guys Named Moe''.

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