The #1 song on August 22, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) By Tex Williams

Other #1 songs on August 22, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#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