The #1 R&B song on July 22, 1944

G.I. Jive By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on July 22, 1944

#1 Hit Song

I'll Be Seeing You
Bing Crosby

#1 Country Song

Straighten Up and Fly Right
The King Cole Trio

Notable July 22 birthdays in the 1940s

Alan Menken

Born July 22, 1949

S. E. Hinton

Born July 22, 1948

Albert Brooks

Born July 22, 1947

Danny Glover

Born July 22, 1946

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Born July 22, 1943

Estelle Bennett

Born July 22, 1941