The #1 R&B song on August 15, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 15, 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 15 birthdays in the 1940s

Phyllis Smith

Born August 15, 1949

Patsy Gallant

Born August 15, 1948

Jimmy Webb

Born August 15, 1946

Jim Brothers

Born August 15, 1941