The #1 song on January 31, 1947

The Old Lamp-Lighter By Sammy Kaye

Other #1 songs on January 31, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Rainbow at Midnight
Ernest Tubb

Notable January 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Norris Church Mailer

Born January 31, 1949

Terry Kath

Born January 31, 1946

Rynn Berry

Born January 31, 1945

Charlie Musselwhite

Born January 31, 1944

Len Chappell

Born January 31, 1941

Stuart Margolin

Born January 31, 1940