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1948 song by the Sonny Thompson Quintet
"Late Freight" is a 1948 instrumental by the Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chamblee. The single was Sonny Thompson's second release to reach the charts and became his second and final number-one hit on the R&B chart.
References
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 578.