The #1 country song on October 26, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 26, 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 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Steve Rogers

Born October 26, 1949
Toby Harrah

Born October 26, 1948
Hillary Clinton

Born October 26, 1947
Pat Sajak

Born October 26, 1946
Pat Conroy

Born October 26, 1945
Steven Kellogg

Born October 26, 1941
Eddie Henderson

Born October 26, 1940