 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 number two, Hawkins to number 12, and Jordan to number six. On the race records chart, Hawkins reached number two. Jordan's original version hit number one and stayed on the charts for six months in 1945.