The #1 R&B song on July 12, 1948

Long Gone (Parts I & II) By Sonny Thompson

Other #1 songs on July 12, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Woody Wood-Pecker
Kay Kyser

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable July 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Rick Hendrick

Born July 12, 1949

Carl Lundgren

Born July 12, 1947

Butch Hancock

Born July 12, 1945

Delia Ephron

Born July 12, 1944

Paul Silas

Born July 12, 1943

Swamp Dogg

Born July 12, 1942

Benny Parsons

Born July 12, 1941