The #1 country song on January 12, 1944

Pistol Packin' Mama By Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters

Other #1 songs on January 12, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Paper Doll
Mills Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Do Nothing till You Hear from Me
Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra

Notable January 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Haruki Murakami
Novelist
Born January 12, 1949
Matt Molloy
Flute Player
Born January 12, 1947
Andre De Shields
Stage Actor
Born January 12, 1946
William Nicholson
Playwright
Born January 12, 1948
Bernardine Dohrn
Teacher
Born January 12, 1942
Jon Spaihts
Screenwriter
Born January 12, 1950