The #1 R&B song on August 23, 1944

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

Other #1 songs on August 23, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 Country Song

Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
Louis Jordan

Notable August 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Shelley Long

Born August 23, 1949

Rudy Ruettiger

Born August 23, 1948

Rayfield Wright

Born August 23, 1945

Nelson DeMille

Born August 23, 1943

Nancy Richey

Born August 23, 1942

Galen Rowell

Born August 23, 1940