The #1 song on September 24, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on September 24, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable September 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Gordon Clapp

Born September 24, 1948
Jerry Donahue

Born September 24, 1946
Lou Dobbs

Born September 24, 1945
John Mackey

Born September 24, 1941