The #1 country song on October 15, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on October 15, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 15 birthdays in the 1940s

Laurie McBain

Born October 15, 1949

Richard Carpenter

Born October 15, 1946

Jim Palmer

Born October 15, 1945

Haim Saban

Born October 15, 1944

Penny Marshall

Born October 15, 1943

Hilo Chen

Born October 15, 1942