The #1 song on September 16, 1944

Swinging on a Star By Bing Crosby

Other #1 songs on September 16, 1944

#1 R&B Song

Hamp's Boogie Woogie
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb

Notable September 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Ed Begley Jr.

Born September 16, 1949

Ron Blair

Born September 16, 1948

Sonny LeMaire

Born September 16, 1946

James Alan McPherson

Born September 16, 1943

Susan L. Graham

Born September 16, 1942

Joe Butler

Born September 16, 1941

Hamiet Bluiett

Born September 16, 1940