The #1 country song on April 13, 1945

Smoke on the Water By Bob Wills

Other #1 songs on April 13, 1945

#1 Hit Song

My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
Les Brown

#1 R&B Song

Tippin' In
Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra

Notable April 13 birthdays in the 1940s

Christopher Hitchens

Born April 13, 1949

Rae Armantrout

Born April 13, 1947

Al Green

Born April 13, 1946

Susan Davis

Born April 13, 1944

Bill Conti

Born April 13, 1942

Michael Stuart Brown

Born April 13, 1941

Lester Chambers

Born April 13, 1940