The #1 country song on July 28, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) By Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Other #1 songs on July 28, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Peg o' My Heart
The Harmonicats

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable July 28 birthdays in the 1940s

Vida Blue

Born July 28, 1949

Gerald Casale

Born July 28, 1948

Jonathan Edwards

Born July 28, 1946

Jim Davis

Born July 28, 1945

Mike Bloomfield

Born July 28, 1943

Bill Crider

Born July 28, 1941