The #1 R&B song on August 7, 1947

Jack You’re Dead By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on August 7, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable August 7 birthdays in the 1940s

Marty Appel

Born August 07, 1948

Alan Page

Born August 07, 1945

John Glover

Born August 07, 1944

Garrison Keillor

Born August 07, 1942