The #1 country song on August 16, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Scott Asheton

Born August 16, 1949

Earl Blumenauer

Born August 16, 1948

Lesley Ann Warren

Born August 16, 1946

Bob Balaban

Born August 16, 1945

Woody Peoples

Born August 16, 1943