The #1 country song on March 9, 1948

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on March 9, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)
Peggy Lee

#1 R&B Song

I Love You Yes I Do
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats

Notable March 9 birthdays in the 1940s

Warren Skaaren

Born March 09, 1946
Bobby Fischer

Born March 09, 1943
Mark Lindsay

Born March 09, 1942
Jim Colbert

Born March 09, 1941