The #1 R&B song on August 20, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 20, 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 20 birthdays in the 1940s

Connie Chung

Born August 20, 1946
Graig Nettles

Born August 20, 1944
Isaac Hayes

Born August 20, 1942
Rich Brooks

Born August 20, 1941
Rubén Hinojosa

Born August 20, 1940