The #1 R&B song on August 14, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 14, 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 14 birthdays in the 1940s

Bob Backlund

Born August 14, 1949

Antonio Fargas

Born August 14, 1946

Steve Martin

Born August 14, 1945

Ben Sidran

Born August 14, 1943

Willie Dunn

Born August 14, 1942

David Crosby

Born August 14, 1941