The #1 R&B song on April 24, 1947

Texas and Pacific By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on April 24, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Heartaches
Ted Weems

#1 Country Song

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
Merle Travis

Notable April 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Eddie Hart

Born April 24, 1949
Paul Cellucci

Born April 24, 1948
Doug Christie

Born April 24, 1946
Doug Clifford

Born April 24, 1945
Tony Visconti

Born April 24, 1944
Richard Sterban

Born April 24, 1943
Richard M. Daley

Born April 24, 1942
Richard Holbrooke

Born April 24, 1941
Sue Grafton

Born April 24, 1940