The #1 R&B song on January 4, 1947

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on January 4, 1947

#1 Hit Song

The Old Lamp-Lighter
Sammy Kaye

#1 Country Song

Divorce Me C.O.D.
Merle Travis

Notable January 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Arthur Conley

Born January 04, 1946

Richard R. Schrock

Born January 04, 1945

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Born January 04, 1943

Jim Downing

Born January 04, 1942

George P. Cosmatos

Born January 04, 1941