The #1 country song on October 2, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 2, 1944

#1 Hit Song

You Always Hurt the One You Love
Mills Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Hamp's Boogie Woogie
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Notable October 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Richard Hell

Born October 02, 1949
Avery Brooks

Born October 02, 1948
Ward Churchill

Born October 02, 1947
Martin Hellman

Born October 02, 1945
Steve Sabol

Born October 02, 1942
Ron Meagher

Born October 02, 1941