The #1 R&B song on August 9, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 9, 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 9 birthdays in the 1940s

Jonathan Kellerman

Born August 09, 1949

Bill Campbell

Born August 09, 1948

Barbara Delinsky

Born August 09, 1945

Sam Elliott

Born August 09, 1944

Ken Norton

Born August 09, 1943

David Steinberg

Born August 09, 1942

Linda Keen

Born August 09, 1940