The #1 R&B song on August 16, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Scott Asheton

Born August 16, 1949
Earl Blumenauer

Born August 16, 1948
Lesley Ann Warren

Born August 16, 1946
Bob Balaban

Born August 16, 1945
Woody Peoples

Born August 16, 1943