The #1 R&B song on January 8, 1948

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It By Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Other #1 songs on January 8, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable January 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Robby Krieger

Born January 08, 1946
Nancy Bond

Born January 08, 1945
Terry Brooks

Born January 08, 1944
Yvette Mimieux

Born January 08, 1942
Boris Vallejo

Born January 08, 1941
Cristy Lane

Born January 08, 1940