 Woody Herman's version of Caledonia Boogie hit the pop charts on May 5th, 1945. Erskine Hawkins followed with a version for RCA Victor, which hit the charts on May 12th. Louis Jordan's Decca Records finally got the message and released Jordan's version of Caledonia, which entered the charts in June. On the pop charts, Herman made it to No. 2, Hawkins to No. 12, and Jordan to No. 6. On the race records chart, Hawkins reached No. 2. Jordan's original version hit No. 1 and stayed on the charts for six months in 1945.