"Mr. Five by Five" is a 1942 #popularSong by #DonRaye and #GeneDePaul, that describes a heavyset man who is "five feet tall and five feet wide". The person highlighted by the song was #JimmyRushing, the featured vocalist of #CountBasie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948.

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John Wilson, Gene de Paul, John Wilson Orchestra, Saul Chaplin & Adolph Deutsch:
🎵 Barn Dance (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers)

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Gene de Paul & Percy Faith and Orchestra:
🎵 Unecessary Town

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