The #1 country song on October 18, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 18, 1944

#1 Hit Song

You Always Hurt the One You Love
Mills Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You
King Cole Trio

Notable October 18 birthdays in the 1940s

George Hendrick

Born October 18, 1949
Ntozake Shange

Born October 18, 1948
John Johnson

Born October 18, 1947
James Robert Baker

Born October 18, 1946
Huell Howser

Born October 18, 1945
Christine Charbonneau

Born October 18, 1943