The #1 country song on October 11, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on October 11, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 11 birthdays in the 1940s

Lawrence Tanter

Born October 11, 1949

Daryl Hall

Born October 11, 1946

Gene Watson

Born October 11, 1943

Lester Bowie

Born October 11, 1941

Lucy Morgan

Born October 11, 1940