The #1 country song on August 15, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 15, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable August 15 birthdays in the 1940s

Phyllis Smith

Born August 15, 1949
Patsy Gallant

Born August 15, 1948
Jimmy Webb

Born August 15, 1946
Jim Brothers

Born August 15, 1941