The #1 R&B song on August 29, 1944

Hamp's Boogie Woogie By Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on August 29, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 Country Song

Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb

Notable August 29 birthdays in the 1940s

Stan Hansen

Born August 29, 1949

Robert S. Langer

Born August 29, 1948

Temple Grandin

Born August 29, 1947

Bob Beamon

Born August 29, 1946

Wyomia Tyus

Born August 29, 1945

Dick Halligan

Born August 29, 1943

James Glennon

Born August 29, 1942