The #1 R&B song on August 11, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 11, 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 11 birthdays in the 1940s

Eric Carmen

Born August 11, 1949

John Conlee

Born August 11, 1946

Frederick W. Smith

Born August 11, 1944

Jim Kale

Born August 11, 1943

Otis Taylor

Born August 11, 1942

John Ellison

Born August 11, 1941