The #1 country song on October 13, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 13, 1944

#1 Hit Song

I'll Walk Alone
Dinah Shore

#1 R&B Song

I'm Lost
Benny Carter and his Orchestra

Notable October 13 birthdays in the 1940s

Tom Mees

Born October 13, 1949

Joe Dolce

Born October 13, 1947

Lacy J. Dalton

Born October 13, 1946

Rutanya Alda

Born October 13, 1942

Jim Price

Born October 13, 1941

Pharoah Sanders

Born October 13, 1940