The #1 R&B song on August 22, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 22, 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 22 birthdays in the 1940s

Diana Nyad

Born August 22, 1949

David Marks

Born August 22, 1948

David Chase

Born August 22, 1945

Bill Parcells

Born August 22, 1941