The #1 country song on October 12, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 12, 1944

#1 Hit Song

I'll Walk Alone
Dinah Shore

#1 R&B Song

I'm Lost
Benny Carter and his Orchestra

Notable October 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Barclay Shaw

Born October 12, 1949
John Engler

Born October 12, 1948
Chris Wallace

Born October 12, 1947
Drew Edmondson

Born October 12, 1946
Dusty Rhodes

Born October 12, 1945
Melvin Franklin

Born October 12, 1942