The #1 country song on April 27, 1945

Smoke on the Water By Bob Wills

Other #1 songs on April 27, 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 27 birthdays in the 1940s

Kate Pierson

Born April 27, 1948
G. K. Butterfield

Born April 27, 1947
Cuba Gooding Sr.

Born April 27, 1944
Ruth Glick

Born April 27, 1942
Lee Roy Jordan

Born April 27, 1941