The #1 R&B song on August 18, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 18, 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 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Sarah Dash

Born August 18, 1945

Paula Danziger

Born August 18, 1944

Martin Mull

Born August 18, 1943

Henry G. Sanders

Born August 18, 1942

Adam Makowicz

Born August 18, 1940