The #1 country song on October 14, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 14, 1944

#1 Hit Song

I'll Walk Alone
Dinah Shore

#1 R&B Song

I'm Lost
Benny Carter and his Orchestra

Notable October 14 birthdays in the 1940s

Katha Pollitt

Born October 14, 1949
Norman Ornstein

Born October 14, 1948
Norman Harris

Born October 14, 1947
Al Oliver

Born October 14, 1946
Jerry Glanville

Born October 14, 1941
J. C. Snead

Born October 14, 1940