The #1 R&B song on August 13, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 13, 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 13 birthdays in the 1940s

Jim Brunzell

Born August 13, 1949
Kathleen Battle

Born August 13, 1948
Janet Yellen

Born August 13, 1946
Gary Gregor

Born August 13, 1945
Kevin Tighe

Born August 13, 1944
Fred Hill

Born August 13, 1943
Bill Musselman

Born August 13, 1940