The #1 country song on October 11, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 11, 1944

#1 Hit Song

I'll Walk Alone
Dinah Shore

#1 R&B Song

I'm Lost
Benny Carter and his Orchestra

Notable October 11 birthdays in the 1940s

Lawrence Tanter

Born October 11, 1949
Thomas Boswell

Born October 11, 1947
Daryl Hall

Born October 11, 1946
Gene Watson

Born October 11, 1943
Lester Bowie

Born October 11, 1941
Lucy Morgan

Born October 11, 1940