[MR. FIVE BY FIVE{1}] Written by: Don Raye & Gene DePaul-1944 Performed by: Ella Mae Morse with Freddy Slack & His Orchestra Appears on: Capitol Collectors Series-1992{2}, Barrelhouse, Boogie & Blues (Various Artists)-1997, Morse Code-2005, et al.

{1}Mr. Five by Five (from 1944) was a very popular song that celebrates the heavyset, large, and plus-sized souls among us. The person of substance highlighted by the song was James Andrew Rushing, "Mr. Five by Five," who was the featured vocalist of Count Basie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948. The song was featured in the motion pictures, "Behind the Eight Ball" and "Who Done It?," both of which were 1942 Universal Pictures releases. Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra had a hit recording with the song in 1942, as did Harry James and His Orchestra.

{2} Transcribed from the track on this album.