The #1 song on July 4, 1948

Woody Wood-Pecker By Kay Kyser

Other #1 songs on July 4, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Long Gone (Parts I & II)
Sonny Thompson

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable July 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Ron Kovic

Born July 04, 1946
Emerson Boozer

Born July 04, 1943
Hal Lanier

Born July 04, 1942
Sam Farr

Born July 04, 1941
Pat Stapleton

Born July 04, 1940